'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]

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