'Retrenchment' definitions:
Definition of 'retrenchment'
From: WordNet
noun
Entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
noun
The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable [syn: retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing]
Definition of 'Retrenchment'
From: GCIDE
- Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]
- 1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. [1913 Webster]
- The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that ? mean to replace your fortune as far as I can. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Fort.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'retrenchment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- abridgment,
- abstract,
- apocope,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- attrition,
- check,
- cheeseparing,
- compression,
- condensation,
- conspectus,
- constraint,
- control,
- cooling,
- cooling down,
- cooling off,
- curb,
- curtailment,
- cut,
- cutback,
- cutting,
- deceleration,
- decrease,
- decrement,
- depletion,
- depreciation,
- derogation,
- detraction,
- diminution,
- dip,
- disparagement,
- economization,
- economizing,
- elision,
- ellipsis,
- epitome,
- extraction,
- foreshortening,
- hindrance,
- impairment,
- inhibition,
- injunction,
- interdict,
- legal restraint,
- lessening,
- low growth rate,
- monopoly,
- precis,
- prohibition,
- protection,
- protectionism,
- protective tariff,
- pullback,
- rationing,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- reduction,
- reduction of expenses,
- reduction of spending,
- rein,
- remission,
- restraint,
- restraint of trade,
- retardation,
- retraction,
- rollback,
- saving,
- scraping,
- scrimping,
- self-control,
- shortening,
- shrinkage,
- skimping,
- slowdown,
- slowing down,
- sparing,
- summary,
- summation,
- syncope,
- synopsis,
- tariff wall,
- telescoping,
- thought control,
- truncation