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- [ri-trench]
- /rɪˈtrɛntʃ/
- /rɪˈtrentʃ/
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- [ri-trench]
- /rɪˈtrɛntʃ/
Definitions of retrench word
- verb with object retrench to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 1
- verb with object retrench to cut off or remove. 1
- verb with object retrench Military. to protect by a retrenchment. 1
- verb without object retrench to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers. 1
- intransitive verb retrench economize 1
- intransitive verb retrench reduce workforce 1
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Origin of retrench
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < French retrencher (obsolete variant of retrancher), Middle French retrenchier, equivalent to re- re- + trenchier to trench
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Parts of speech for Retrench
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retrench popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
retrench usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for retrench
verb retrench
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
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