retrenchment (English, noun)
expansion: retrenchment (countable and uncountable, plural retrenchments)
Senses:
glosses: A curtailment or reduction.
An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
tags: countable
specifically
uncountable
glosses: A curtailment or reduction.
An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
tags: countable
specifically
uncountable
glosses: Withdrawal.
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: retrenchments
tags: plural