RETRENCHMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Synonyms:

curtailment; downsizing; retrenchment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("retrenchment" is a kind of...):

economy; saving (an act of economizing; reduction in cost)

Derivation:

retrench (make a reduction, as in one's workforce)

retrench (tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)

Meaning:

Entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("retrenchment" is a kind of...):

entrenchment; intrenchment (an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches)