intransitive. To reduce expenditure; to economize; to cut back on (also upon).
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > moderation or reduction in expenditure > spend money sparingly [verb (intransitive)] > reduce expenditure (4) retrench1663 intransitive. To reduce expenditure; to economize; to cut back on (also upon). economize1780 intransitive. To practise economy in the use of (esp. financial) resources; to reduce expenditure, make savings; to spend money more sparingly… to tighten one's belt1902 To reduce one's expenditure; to introduce (rigorous) economies; to economize. to draw in (also shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns1920 to draw in (also †shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns: to restrain one's ardour; to repress one's pride; to lower one's pretensions: in allusion to… |
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