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Retrench

Retrench Meaning & Definition
Retrench Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Retrench?

[v] make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
[v] tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

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See Also | bring down | conserve | cut | cut back | cut down | economise | economize | husband | reduce | trim | trim back | trim down

Retrench In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham. 2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched. --Milton. 3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison. These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor. 4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
\Re*trench"\, v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.

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