retrenchment

[ ri-trench-muh nt ]

/ rɪˈtrɛntʃ mənt /

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noun

the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses.

Fortification. an interior work that cuts off a part of a fortification from the rest, and to which a garrison may retreat.

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Origin of retrenchment

From the French word retrenchement, dating back to 1590–1600. See retrench, -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM retrenchment

non·re·trench·ment, noun

Words nearby retrenchment

retreat, retreat from reality, retreatant, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive, retributivism, retrieval

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Example sentences from the Web for retrenchment

The Washington Post, after a difficult four-year retrenchment, has tapped Boston Globe Editor Marty Baron to run the newsroom.
New Washington Post Editor Faces 'Tough Choices'|Howard Kurtz|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Obama era, so far, is all about repair and retrenchment.
Obama: More Nixon Than Carter|Melik Kaylan|September 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the committee chairman, quickly denied that any sort of retrenchment was under way.
The Dems' Cold Cash Calculus|Samuel P. Jacobs|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
On some issues, such as Afghanistan, the Retrenchment Republicans sound like the left wing of the Democratic Party.
The GOP's Three-Headed Monster|James Mann|December 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Republican presidential candidates will have to decide which way to lean, toward muscular foreign policy or retrenchment.
The GOP's Three-Headed Monster|James Mann|December 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"Surely," as Lamb said, "there must be some other world in which our unconquerable purpose" of retrenchment shall be realized.
Seeing and Hearing|George W. E. Russell
The cry for 'retrenchment' was joined to the cry for reform.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
But the Jesuits would not hear of any retrenchment of their power or privileges.
A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon|John Lord, A.M.
There must be retrenchment in some other matters, it is admitted.
The Young Mother|William A. Alcott
Retrenchment was necessary, and that is never a pleasant thing.
The Pace That Kills|Edgar Saltus

British Dictionary definitions for retrenchment

retrenchment

/ (rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt) /

noun

the act of reducing expenditure in order to improve financial stability

an extra interior fortification to reinforce outer walls

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Medical definitions for retrenchment

retrenchment

[ rĭ-trĕnch′mənt ]

n.

The cutting away of superfluous tissue.

retrenchment

noun

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