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Retrenches - English meaning

Retrenches – definitions in English dictionary

verb

(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

Usage examples:

As a result of the recession the company retrenched

Synonims:

EconomizeCut backMake cutbacksMake savingsMake economiesReduce expenditureBe economicalBe sparingBe frugalBudgetTighten one's beltHusband one's resourcesDraw in one's hornsSaveS
verb

If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs

Usage examples:

Some large corporate r&d departments have retrenched., it's time to retrench and refocus on our key…

Retrenches translation into English

Retrenches: translate from English into Chinese

Translate retrenches into Chinese (Simplified)}
裁员, 撙节, 撙

Retrenches: translate from English into Dutch

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Bezuinigingen, Bezuinigen

Retrenches: translate from English into French

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Se retranche, Retrancher, Réduire, Restreindre, Se retrancher, Faire des coupures, Omettre, Faire des économies

Retrenches: translate from English into German

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Zieht sich zurück, Einschränken, Sich einschränken, Kürzen, Einsparen

Retrenches: translate from English into Hindi

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छंटनी, घटाना, छटनी करना, अल्प-व्यय करना

Retrenches: translate from English into Italian

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Riduzioni, Economizzare

Retrenches: translate from English into Korean

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해고, 절감하다, 비용 따위를 절감하다, 삭제하다, ...에 참호로 복곽을 만들다, ...에 흉벽으로 복곽을 만들다, 성 따위에 참호로 복곽을 만들다, 성 따위에 흉벽으로 복곽을 만들다, 절약하다

Retrenches: translate from English into Russian

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Окопы, Экономить, Урезать, Сокращать, Окапываться, Уменьшать

Retrenches: translate from English into Spanish

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Se retracta, Economizar, Cercenar, Reducir para, Hacer economías

Word origin

late 16th century (in the now formal usage): from obsolete French retrencher, variant of retrancher, from re- (expressing reversal) + trancher ‘to cut, slice’.

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Retrenches – similar words

retrencher

noun

A person who retrenches something; especially a person who reduces or cuts down on something.

Retrencher - all meanings in English

retrenched

verb

(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

Usage examples:

As a result of the recession the company retrenched
Retrenched - all meanings in English

retrench

verb

(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

Usage examples:

As a result of the recession the company retrenched
verb

If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs

Usage examples:

Some large corporate r&d departments have retrenched., it's time to retrench and refocus on our key…
Retrench - all meanings in English

Retrenches synonims

budget

ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt

noun

An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.

Usage examples:

Keep within the household budget
verb

Allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget.

Usage examples:

The university is budgeting for a deficit
adjective

Inexpensive.

Usage examples:

A budget guitar
Budget - all meanings in English

economize

iˈkɒn.ə.maɪz

verb

Spend less; reduce one's expenses.

Usage examples:

I have to economize where i can
verb

To intentionally reduce what you are spending or using

Usage examples:

You could economize on food by not eating in restaurants all the time.
verb

To make an effort to save money, time, resources, etc.

Usage examples:

Shoppers are going for less expensive food in an effort to economize., outsourcing is mostly used a…
Economize - all meanings in English

save

verb

Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

They brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy
noun

(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring.

Usage examples:

The keeper made a great save
preposition

Other than; except for.

Usage examples:

No one needed to know save herself
Save - all meanings in English

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