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retrenchment

 
Dictionary: re·trench·ment   (rĭ-trĕnch'mənt) pronunciation
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n.
  1. A cutting down or back; reduction.
  2. A curtailment of expenses.

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Architecture and Landscaping: retrenchment
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Work, usually a trench and parapet, for defence, especially an inner line of defence.

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(rĭ-trĕnch'mənt)
n.

The cutting away of superfluous tissue.

WordNet: retrenchment
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

Meaning #2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
  Synonyms: curtailment, downsizing

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
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