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Retrench logo #10101) 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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Retrench logo #10101) Draw in one`s horns
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Retrench logo #21002• (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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Retrench

Retrench logo #22643To cut down on spending, economise, for example to reduce a workforce
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Retrench logo #20972Re·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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Retrench logo #20972Re·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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retrench logo #20400[v] - tighten one`s belt 2. [v] - make a reduction, as in one`s workforce
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retrench logo #23665[SAT terms] make a reduction, as in one's workforce
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retrench logo #23665[Intelligent words] tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
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