retrenchment

retrenchment is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.
2. noun. A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
3. noun. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

   Synonyms: curtailment, downsizing

4. noun. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

Synonyms

curtailment, downsizing

Common word forms

retrenchments

Words from these letters

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