Verb

• S: (v) retrench (tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)
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• S: (v) retrench (make a reduction, as in one's workforce) "The company had to retrench"
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• S: (v) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
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• W: (n) retrenchment [Related to: retrench] (the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable)
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