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re·trench
 retrench
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- pronunciation:
- ri
trench
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
retrenches, retrenching, retrenched |
| definition: |
to cut back on or reduce (expenses or scope of action).
- synonyms:
- cut
- similar words:
- conserve, curtail, economize, reduce, scrimp, slash, stint, tighten
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| related words: |
abridge, cut, decrease, pare |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to cut back on expenses or the scope of action; act frugally.
- synonyms:
- economize, scrape, scrimp, stint
- similar words:
- cut corners, pinch pennies, save
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| derivations: |
retrenchable (adj.), retrenchment (n.) |
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