- retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
--1 is one way to conserve, husband, economize, economise
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun retrenchment2
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- retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
--2 is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun retrenchment2
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