to retrench

Examples

• All

• The government resisted World Bank pressures to retrench workers until 1986.

  Academic text (1991)

• Over the next several years, we will continuously retrench in every sector of government if we don't get the revenue.

  Blog text (7)

• The aerospace industry is also using the technology as a way to retrench and improve.

  Academic text (1998)

• Also, as people retrench in the current economic climate, even less energy will be available for 'outrage.'

  Blog text (2)

• However, regarding political issues, the new international era of global democratization has caused the Vietnamese authorities to retrench rather than to reform.

  Academic text (1991)

• Dozens of pink slips have been issued and several tenured faculty have been retrenched.

  Academic text (1991)

• From January 1987 to July 1991, the government retrenched 48,000 civil servants and non-teachers from the Ghana Education Service.

  Academic text (1991)

• The 2007 election win enabled the AKP to retrench, sending Gül to the Ankara Palace as the first non-secular president of Turkey.

  Academic text (2009)

• The company decided to retrenched its staff to cut costs during the financial crisis.

• In response to declining sales, the restaurant had to retrenched its budget for supplies.

Synonyms

C

to cut back

vsto retrench

169 2.9

To reduce how much you buy and use to save money and be healthier

focuses narrowly on cutting costs because of financial problems

C

to cut costs

vsto retrench

30 3.0

To spend less money to save or make more money

reduces spending because of financial difficulty

D

to downsize

vsto retrench

• Jargon

26 4.4

Reduce the number of staff in a company to save money

reduces spending more generally rather than cutting workforce specifically

D

to drive down costs

vsto retrench

4 3.3

To reduce expenses in a company or organization

aims to reduce spending because of financial difficulty, not only business strategy

S

to slash spending

vsto retrench

4 4.2

To cut the amount of money a person or group uses by a lot

reduces costs but not necessarily in such an extreme, drastic way

C

to curtail spending

vsto retrench

1 4.3

To spend less money to save or avoid debt

reduces spending generally due to financial difficulty

P

to prune the budget

vsto retrench

4.9

To cut spending by removing unnecessary costs from a budget

reduces spending broadly rather than trimming specific budget items

Antonyms

E

to expand

805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

I

to invest

715 3.5

To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit

How Much

to eliminate

• NSFW

502 3.4

to slash

79 3.7

to retrench

• Formal

5 8.1

to reduce

∞ 1.6

to cut back

169 2.9

to trim

95 2.6

Surface Forms

Etymology