retrenchment
Americannoun
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the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses.
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Fortification. an interior work that cuts off a part of a fortification from the rest, and to which a garrison may retreat.
Other Word Forms
- nonretrenchment noun
Etymology
Origin of retrenchment
From the French word retrenchement, dating back to 1590–1600. See retrench, -ment
Example Sentences
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India's IT services sector - the country's largest graduate employer with eight million workers - is in active retrenchment.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
They think the stocks’ retrenchment is an opportunity to buy Blue Owl, KKR and Ares Management.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
But given trade tensions and America’s retrenchment from the world, Doshi said, “that seems very tenuous.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 15, 2025
With the retrenchment of pandemic-era work-from-home arrangements, remote work is harder to find and more desirable than ever.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025
I have not spent my time studying the problem of “race”—“race” itself is just a restatement and retrenchment of the problem.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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