Retrench - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈtrentʃ|
Brit.
|rɪˈtren(t)ʃ|
verb
- tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- make a reduction, as in one's workforce
- make a reduction, as in one's workforce
The company had to retrench
Extra examples
When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.
The company had to retrench
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: retrench
he/she/it: retrenches
present participle: retrenching
past tense: retrenched
past participle: retrenched
I/you/we/they: retrench
he/she/it: retrenches
present participle: retrenching
past tense: retrenched
past participle: retrenched
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