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retrenchverb

uk/rɪˈtrentʃ/us/rɪˈtrentʃ/

[ I ] formal If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs:

The company had to retrench because of falling orders.

[ T ] Australian English to remove a worker from their job as a way of reducing costs

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broad money
Chancellor of the Exchequer
consumer price index
credit crunch
deflate
depressed
downturn
economist
GDP per capita
GNI
hyperinflation
market forces
mixed economy
pecuniary
protectionism
retail price index
spending
stall
trade figures

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单词	retrench
释义	Contents verb (2) retrench (1) retrench (2) English Business retrenchverb uk/rɪˈtrentʃ/us/rɪˈtrentʃ/ [ I ] formal If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs: The company had to retrench because of falling orders. [ T ] Australian English to remove a worker from their job as a way of reducing costs Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Economics autarchy broad money Chancellor of the Exchequer consumer price index credit crunch deflate depressed downturn economist GDP per capita GNI hyperinflation market forces mixed economy pecuniary protectionism retail price index spending stall trade figures See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Firing staff retrenchverb uk/ˌriːˈtrentʃ/us [ I ] MANAGEMENT, FINANCE if governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs: Some large corporate R&D departments have retrenched. It's time to retrench and refocus on our key brands. The company retrenched and cut staff in the face of the impending downturn. [ T ] Australian English HR, WORKPLACE to remove a worker from their job as a way of reducing costs: With the level of unemployment already so high, the thought of approximately 10,000 workers being retrenched is difficult to bear. See also lay sb off
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