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English Dictionary: retrenchment by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retrenchment
n
  1. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
  2. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
    Synonym(s): retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]
      1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of
            words in a writing.
  
                     The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you
                     that [?] mean to replace your fortune as far as I
                     can.                                                   --Walpole.
  
      2. (Fort.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the
            defense of the position when the enemy has gained
            possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders
            till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
  
      Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction;
               abridgment.
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