Wordiyoretrenchment
🇬🇧 UK/ri'trentʃmәnt,ri:-/🇺🇸 US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
A reduction in costs, spending, or staff; a cutback in activities or resources
削减，紧缩（开支或人员）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.economic retrenchment经济紧缩
- 2.corporate retrenchment企业裁员缩编
- 3.period of retrenchment紧缩时期
- 4.retrenchment measures紧缩措施
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company announced a major retrenchment, cutting nearly 20% of its workforce.
- 2.
Economic retrenchment forced the government to slash public spending significantly.
- 3.
After years of expansion, the firm entered a period of retrenchment to stabilize finances.