Definitions from Wiktionary (retrenchment)
▸ noun: A curtailment or reduction.
▸ noun: (specifically) An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
▸ noun: (specifically) An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
▸ noun: (by extension) Withdrawal.
▸ noun: (military, dated) A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.
▸ noun: (especially politics) The adoption of a defensive and hostile posture; refusal to compromise, radicalization.
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▸ noun: A curtailment or reduction.
▸ noun: (specifically) An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
▸ noun: (specifically) An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
▸ noun: (by extension) Withdrawal.
▸ noun: (military, dated) A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.
▸ noun: (especially politics) The adoption of a defensive and hostile posture; refusal to compromise, radicalization.
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downsizing,
curtailment,
retrenching,
curtailing,
abridgment,
cutback,
decurtation,
abridgement,
reduction in force,
diminution,
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