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retrenchment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curtailment, downsizing |
| Type of | economy, saving |
| Derivation | retrench |
retrenchment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | entrenchment, intrenchment |
Examples of retrenchment
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Nobody knows with much certainty whether fiscal retrenchment would help or hurt.
From the economist.com
In a further retrenchment, in 1972 the 39 was converted to one person operation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Borrowing ballooned, public sector debt climbed and retrenchment beckoned again.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is a much faster retrenchment than the previous Labour government envisaged.
From the economist.com
Another reason is the retrenchment of full-service carriers on short-haul routes.
From the economist.com
Not thinking peace dividend delusions, or the kind of retrenchment after Vietnam.
From the economist.com
Romney and the Republicans are running a campaign of opposition and retrenchment.
From the campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com
It was a second straight month of retrenchment, denoted by readings below zero.
From the usatoday.com
He expects the public appetite for retrenchment to fade when recessions return.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
- The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
- (retrench) tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- (retrench) make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
- Retrenchment (retrenchment, an old form of retranchement, from retrancher, to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure.
- Retrenchment is a technique associated with Formal Methods that was introduced to address some of the perceived limitations of formal, model based refinement, for situations in which refinement might be regarded as desirable in principle, but turned out to be unusable, or nearly unusable, in ...
- A defensive entrenchment consisting of a trench and parapet; A reduction or curtailment; often referring to a business or government agency cutting back operations or laying off workers
- (retrench) To cut down or reduce something; To dig or redig a trench where one already was; To take up a new defensive position (from military term retrenchment)
- (Retrench) The stars are not aligned for success. "Financing is limited, tenants are scarce, vacancies increase, and construction costs remain high."
