Noun
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 dictionaryI 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