retrenchment

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.

A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

curtailment reduction diminution abridgment downsizing economy cut husbandry decrease discharge saving abbreviation contraction dismissal deduction
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Antonyms

development addition growth increase expansion extension
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Hypernyms

economy saving intrenchment entrenchment

Phrases with the word

budget retrenchment

Examples

I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago. John Bright

A politics of fear and resentment and retrenchment began to appear, and that kind of politics is now on the move. It's on the move at a pace that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago. I am not being alarmist, I am simply stating the facts. Barack Obama

A former chief at the Public Service Commission inflated his retirement package by calculating it under retrenchment schemes which pay more. Source: Internet

As Jumia enables MSMEs and other businesses to thrive and run efficiently, Nigerians will be empowered to increase their buying power; workers will keep their jobs as opposed to retrenchment while new jobs will be created across value chains. Source: Internet

If they were to discount themselves into retrenchment and oblivion, I would suffer. Source: Internet

But when she received the retrenchment letter, she was despondent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

retrench retrenchable retrencher retrg. retriable retriage