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retrenchment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.] 1. The act or process of retrenching; as the retrenchment of words in a writing. The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that ? mean to replace your fortune as far as I can. --Walpole. 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. Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retrenchment n 1: an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense 2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable [syn: {curtailment}, {downsizing}]
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