to retrench expenses

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• Retrench — Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant parts… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• retrench — [rē trench′] vt. [MFr retrencher: see RE & TRENCH] 1. to cut down or reduce (esp. expenses); curtail 2. to cut off or out; omit or delete vi. to reduce expenses; economize …   English World dictionary

• Retrench — Re*trench , v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• retrench — I verb abridge, be economical, be frugal, circumcidere, clip, confine, contrahere, curtail, cut, cut down, cut short, decrease, deduct, delete, diminish, economize, lessen, limit, lop, pare, pinch, practice economy, prune, reduce, reduce expenses …   Law dictionary

• retrench — 1590s, dig a new trench as a second line of defense, from Fr. retrencher to cut off, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + O.Fr. trenchier to cut. Sense of cut down, reduce (expenses, etc.) is from 1620s …   Etymology dictionary

• retrench — retrenchable, adj. retrencher, n. /ri trench /, v.t. 1. to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 2. to cut off or remove. 3. Mil. to protect by a retrenchment. v.i. 4. to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating… …   Universalium

• retrench — Synonyms and related words: abate, abbreviate, abrade, abridge, abstract, arrest, bate, bob, boil down, bridle, capsulize, check, clip, compress, condense, constrain, contain, contract, control, cool, cool off, crop, curb, curtail, curtail… …   Moby Thesaurus

• retrench — v 1. reduce, decrease, diminish, subtract, subduct, lessen, shorten, contract, cut, cut down, cut short, cut back, abridge, abbreviate, narrow, shrink, compress, Obs. breviate, dock, crop, clip, shear, trim, prune, pare down, shave, nip; curtail …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• retrench — re•trench [[t]rɪˈtrɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses) 2) to cut off or remove 3) to economize; reduce expenses • Etymology: 1600–10; < F retrencher (var., now obs., of retrancher), MF retrenchier=re re… …   From formal English to slang

• retrench — /rəˈtrɛntʃ / (say ruh trench) verb (t) 1. to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 2. to sack or dismiss, as part of an effort to economise. 3. to cut off or remove. 4. Military to protect by a retrenchment. –verb (i) 5. to… …  

• retrench — v. 1 a tr. reduce the amount of (costs). b intr. cut down expenses; introduce economies. 2 tr. shorten or abridge. Derivatives: retrenchment n. Etymology: obs. F retrencher (as RE , TRENCH) …   Useful english dictionary