What is "retrench" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 24-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does retrench mean in English? Meaning of retrench definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "retrench" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "retrench": tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

Verb

  • Meaning: tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  • Synonyms: retrench
  • Hypernyms: conserve economise economize husband
  • Meaning of "retrench": make a reduction, as in one's workforce

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a reduction, as in one's workforce
  • Example: The company had to retrench
  • Synonyms: retrench
  • Hypernyms: bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down
  • Synonyms:

    curtail, cut down, conserve, trim, scrimp, economize, reduce, curtail, delete, reduce, confine, shorten, omit, lessen, diminish, decrease, remove, slash, abridge, limit, save, eliminate,

    Antonyms:

    grow, increase, release, enlarge, lengthen, include, add, expand, extend, raise, strengthen, free, let go, develop, fix,

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