Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To cut off; to pare away.
- 2transitive verb
To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
- 3transitive verb
To confine; to limit; to restrict.
- 4transitive verb
To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
- 5intransitive verb
To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
- 6verb
make a reduction, as in one's workforce
"The company had to retrench"
- 7verb
tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
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