retrench
verbNAmE//rɪˈtrɛntʃ//
[intransitive] (formal) (of a business, government, etc.)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they retrench he / she / it retrenches
past simple retrenched
-ing form retrenching
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noun [uncountable, countable] a period of retrenchmentSee retrench in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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