Associations to the word «Retrench»

Wiktionary

RETRENCH, verb. To cut down or reduce.
RETRENCH, verb. To abridge; to curtail.
RETRENCH, verb. To confine; to limit; to restrict.
RETRENCH, verb. To furnish with a retrenchment (defensive work within a fortification).
RETRENCH, verb. To take up a new defensive position.
RETRENCH, verb. To dig or redig a trench where one already was.

Dictionary definition

RETRENCH, verb. Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully.
RETRENCH, verb. Make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench".

Wise words

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