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Definitions for Retrenchment
[1] the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses.
[2] Fortification . an interior work that cuts off a part of a fortification from the rest, and to which a garrison may retreat.
[3] the act of reducing expenditure in order to improve financial stability
[4] an extra interior fortification to reinforce outer walls
Words related to Retrenchment
loss, shortfall, inadequacy, reduction, dearth, paucity, absence, poverty, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, backlash, recession, distress, privation, defect, decrease, want, meagerness, shrinking
Words nearby Retrenchment
retreat, retreat from reality, retreatant, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive, retributivism, retrieval
Origin of Retrenchment
From the French word retrenchement, dating back to 1590–1600. See retrench, -ment
Other words from Retrenchment
non·re·trench·ment , noun
Synonyms for Retrenchment
absence, dearth, inadequacy, loss, paucity, poverty, reduction, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, abridgement, curtailment, decrease, default, defect, deficit, depletion, deprivation, destitution, distress, exigency, exiguity, inferiority, insufficiency, meagerness, miss, necessity, privation, scantiness, shortness, shrinkage, shrinking, slightness, stint, want, insufficience