RETRENCH


Meaning of RETRENCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈtrench ]

verb

Etymology: obsolete French retrencher (now retrancher ), from Middle French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut

Date: 1596

transitive verb

1.

a. : cut down , reduce

b. : to cut out : excise

2. : to pare away : remove

intransitive verb

: to make retrenchments ; specifically : economize

Synonyms: see shorten

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.