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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•trench•ment (ri trench′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - the act of retrenching;
a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses. - [Fort.]an interior work that cuts off a part of a fortification from the rest, and to which a garrison may retreat.
- French retrenchement. See retrench, -ment
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reˈtrenchment /rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt/ n - the act of reducing expenditure in order to improve financial stability
- an extra interior fortification to reinforce outer walls
re•trench /rɪˈtrɛntʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to reduce or diminish, esp. so as to economize: [~ + object]The university began to retrench its workforce.[no object]As it retrenched, the university found money to keep the people it wanted.
re•trench•ment, n. [uncountable]The union fears retrenchment. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•trench (ri trench′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to cut down, reduce, or diminish;
curtail (expenses). - to cut off or remove.
- Militaryto protect by a retrenchment.
v.i. - to economize;
reduce expenses:They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers.
- French retrencher (obsolete variant of retrancher), Middle French retrenchier, equivalent. to re- re- + trenchier to trench
- 1600–10
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decrease, abridge, cut.
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