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Definition of retrench verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

retrench

verb

NAmE//rɪˈtrɛntʃ//

[intransitive] (formal) (of a business, government, etc.)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they retrench

he / she / it retrenches

past simple retrenched

-ing form retrenching

to spend less money; to reduce costs

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retrenchment

noun [uncountable, countable] a period of retrenchmentSee retrench in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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