retrenchment

UK
/rɪˈtrɛnʧmənt/
US
/rɪˈtrɛnʧmənt/

Translations

retrenchmentnoun
retrenchments
pl
UK
/rɪˈtrɛnʧmənt/
US
/rɪˈtrɛnʧmənt/
The company announced a retrenchment due to financial losses.
Компания объявила о сокращении из-за финансовых потерь.
The government is focusing on retrenchment to reduce the national debt.
Правительство сосредоточено на экономии для сокращения государственного долга.
Additional translations
сокращение штатов
retrenchmentadjective
UK
/rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt/
US
/rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt/
Used attributively before a noun to describe policies, measures, etc., concerned with cost-cutting or reduction.

Definitions

retrenchmentnoun
The reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
The company announced a retrenchment plan to cut down on expenses and improve profitability.
The act of reducing or diminishing something, often in a strategic or planned manner.
The government implemented a retrenchment of military forces to focus on domestic issues.
A defensive fortification or entrenchment.
The soldiers took cover behind the retrenchment to protect themselves from enemy fire.
retrenchmentadjective
Relating to or intended for reducing costs, expenditure, or scale of operations.
The board approved several retrenchment measures to stabilize the budget.