retrench

retrench is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cut off; to pare away. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cut off; to pare away.
2. transitive verb. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
3. transitive verb. To confine; to limit; to restrict.
4. transitive verb. To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
5. intransitive verb. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
6. verb. make a reduction, as in one's workforce

   "The company had to retrench"

7. verb. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in retrench:

trencher

Common word forms

retrenched, retrencher, retrenches, retrenching, retrenchable, retrenchment

Words from these letters

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