
1) Conserve 2) Cut back 3) Economise 4) Economise, cut back 5) Economize 6) French word used in English 7) Husband 8) Make cutbacks 9) Move to a fallback position 10) Use resources carefully
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1) Draw in one`s horns
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• (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. • (v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. • (v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. • (v. t.) To confine; to ...
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To cut down on spending, economise, for example to reduce a workforce
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Re·trench' intransitive verb To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to
retrench than to live embarrassed.
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Re·trench' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Retrenched ;
present participle & verbal noun Retrenching .] [ Old French
retrenchier , French
retrancher ; prefix
re- re- + Old French
trenchier , Fr...
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[
v] - tighten one`s belt 2. [v] - make a reduction, as in one`s workforce
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[SAT terms] make a reduction, as in one's workforce
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[Intelligent words] tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
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