retrench

v., -trenched, -trench·ing, -trench·es.

v.tr.

1. To cut down; reduce.
2. To remove, delete, or omit.

v.intr.
To curtail expenses; economize.

[Obsolete French retrencher, from Old French retrenchier : re-, re- + trenchier, to cut; see trench.]

retrencher re·trench'er n.

IN BRIEF: To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity.

There is a need to prioritize and retrench in order to complete the project on time.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

Meaning #2: make a reduction, as in one's workforce

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skære ned på, skære bort
v. intr. - begrænse, spare

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezuinigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - modérer, restreindre (des dépenses) (sout), faire des coupures dans (un livre)
v. intr. - restreindre ses dépenses, faire des économies

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) einschränken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω οικονομίες, περιχαρακώνω, κατοχυρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
trincerare, ridurre le spese

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reduzir, cortar, deduzir

Русский (Russian)
сокращать расходы, экономить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reducir, disminuir, restringir, ahorrar
v. intr. - reducirse, economizar, batirse en retirada, refugiarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skära ner, förskansa sig, stryka, göra inskränkningar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
节省, 缩短, 删除, 紧缩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 節省, 縮短, 刪除
v. intr. - 緊縮, 節省

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 긴축하다, 삭제하다, 단축하다
v. intr. - 절약하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 節約する, 削減する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقص, يخفض النفقات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חסך, קימץ, פיטר, קיצר‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטמצם‬

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