retrenchment

[ US /ɹiˈtɹɛntʃmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪtɹˈɛnt‍ʃmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
  2. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
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How To Use retrenchment In A Sentence

  • Capitalism, in the form of greedy and reckless banking, has certainly contributed to the present need for public retrenchment and unwelcome cuts. Times, Sunday Times
  • In a significant speech last week, Shirley Williams damned parts of the hastily recooked bill as "confusing, obscure and ambiguous", and argued cogently that muddled policy at the top is compounding the difficulties of managers charged with overseeing retrenchment on the ground. The malady lingers on | Editorial
  • The union is protesting against what it calls the retrenchment of 30 teachers in the sprawling township. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • The halfway report argued that the Government has put in place a bold programme for reform underpinned by ambitious targets for financial retrenchment. Times, Sunday Times
  • The cuts may not be only a temporary downsizing, but rather a long-term retrenchment of the nation's second-largest transit system. Chicagotribune.com -
  • The coalition government took office amid economic crisis and the armed forces are no exception to the need for financial retrenchment. Times, Sunday Times
  • They say the manner in which the retrenchment was done is unfair and unconstitutional.
  • Reactive techniques like reorganization, retrenchment, and restriction are the natural enemies of organizational innovation.
  • While there have been numerous retrenchments over the past few years, the current workforce is the foundation upon which the future will be built.
  • But If American consumers are in long-term retrenchment mode, a value-added tax that discourages consumption and encourages savings will further depress the consumer-spending component of GDP. When It Comes to Others' Big Tariffs, U.S. Is a Patsy
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