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retrenchment

[ ri-trench-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses.
  2. 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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Other Words From

  • nonre·trenchment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retrenchment1

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

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Example Sentences

The Washington Post, after a difficult four-year retrenchment, has tapped Boston Globe Editor Marty Baron to run the newsroom.

The Obama era, so far, is all about repair and retrenchment.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the committee chairman, quickly denied that any sort of retrenchment was under way.

One might think that this emotional isolationism would bring demands for military retrenchment.

On some issues, such as Afghanistan, the Retrenchment Republicans sound like the left wing of the Democratic Party.

But any sensible plan of retrenchment in their household expenses had never been evolved in her mind.

In 1897 a heavy cut in our appropriations made it necessary to consider every possible method of retrenchment.

The cry for 'retrenchment' was joined to the cry for reform.

Cobden's policy of peace and retrenchment, however, became more and more unpopular.

The Society has had its periods of stagnation and disappointment; at times its directors have felt driven to retrenchment.

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