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I came from a lower-middle-class postwar family in a time of austerity and retrenchment, with no one in the family who was in any way artistic or a potential mentor to a budding writer, and yet this is what I became.
Graham Swift

Meaning of "retrenchment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETRENCHMENT

retrenchment  [rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETRENCHMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retrenchment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETRENCHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retrenchment in the English dictionary

The definition of retrenchment in the dictionary is the act of reducing expenditure in order to improve financial stability. Other definition of retrenchment is an extra interior fortification to reinforce outer walls.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETRENCHMENT


appeachment
əˈpiːtʃmənt
attachment
əˈtætʃmənt
avouchment
əˈvaʊtʃmənt
bewitchment
bɪˈwɪtʃmənt
catchment
ˈkætʃmənt
debauchment
dɪˈbɔːtʃmənt
debouchment
dɪˈbaʊtʃmənt
detachment
dɪˈtætʃmənt
embranchment
ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt
encroachment
ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt
enrichment
ɪnˈrɪtʃmənt
entrenchment
ɪnˈtrɛntʃmənt
fleechment
ˈfliːtʃmənt
hatchment
ˈhætʃmənt
impeachment
ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt
mismatchment
ˌmɪsˈmætʃmənt
nonattachment
ˌnɒnəˈtætʃmənt
parchment
ˈpɑːtʃmənt
preachment
ˈpriːtʃmənt
reattachment
ˌriːəˈtætʃmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETRENCHMENT

retransmission
retransmit
retread
retreat
retreatant
retreater
retreating
retree
retrench
retrenchable
retrial
retribute
retribution
retributive
retributively
retributor
retributory
retried
retries
retrievability

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETRENCHMENT

accomplishment
admonishment
advertisement
anti-Establishment
astonishment
capital punishment
corporal punishment
disestablishment
embellishment
encashment
establishment
garnishment
nourishment
punishment
ravishment
refreshment
refurbishment
replenishment
research establishment
the Establishment
writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of retrenchment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RETRENCHMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «retrenchment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of retrenchment

Translation of «retrenchment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETRENCHMENT

Find out the translation of retrenchment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retrenchment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retrenchment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

裁员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reducción de personal
570 millions of speakers

English

retrenchment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छंटनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقشف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сокращение штатов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retrenchment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাঁটাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

retranchement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemberhentian pekerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einschränkung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縮小
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

삭감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retrenchment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bớt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆட்குறைப்பில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छेदन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tasarruf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riduzione delle spese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obwarowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скорочення штатів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fortificație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιτότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afdanking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retrenchment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retrenchment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retrenchment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETRENCHMENT»

The term «retrenchment» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.553 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETRENCHMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retrenchment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retrenchment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retrenchment

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3 QUOTES WITH «RETRENCHMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retrenchment.
1
John Bright
I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.
2
Nick Clegg
I will not accept a new wave of fiscal retrenchment, of belt-tightening, without asking people at the top to make their contribution, to make an additional contribution. I don't think you can ask people on middle and low incomes, who, after all, are the vast majority of the British population, to bear the brunt of this adjustment.
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Graham Swift
I came from a lower-middle-class postwar family in a time of austerity and retrenchment, with no one in the family who was in any way artistic or a potential mentor to a budding writer, and yet this is what I became.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETRENCHMENT»

Discover the use of retrenchment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retrenchment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Liberty, Retrenchment and Reform: Popular Liberalism in the ...
This is a revealing, innovative synthesis of the history of popular support for the Liberal party, which emphasises the extent to which Liberalism stood in the common heritage of European and American democracy.
Eugenio F. Biagini, 2004
2
Dismantling the Welfare State?: Reagan, Thatcher and the ...
This book offers a careful examination of the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance.
Paul Pierson, 1994
3
Challenging Retrenchment: The United States, Great Britain ...
What to make of the British and American experience in the Middle East? Simon Smith compares British and American foreign policy in the Far East and the Persian Gulf, explaining that the Anglo-American relationship was far from harmonious.
Tore T. Petersen, 2010
4
Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland
Rich in detail and thought-provoking ideas, this collection is the first to examine the interconnected problems and opportunities in rural Newfoundland in light of global economic and social changes.
Reginald Byron, 2003
5
Radical Welfare State Retrenchment: A Comparative Analysis
This book offers an international comparative analysis of welfare state retrenchment.
Peter Starke, 2008
6
Retrenchment in the American Welfare State: The Reagan and ...
Retrenchment in the American Welfare State investigates to what extent different welfare state programs in the US were affected by cutbacks during the Republican Reagan era, on the one hand, and during the Democratic Clinton era on the ...
Martin Schuldes, 2011
7
European Welfare Futures: Towards a Theory of Retrenchment
The book makes a major contribution to understanding how welfare policy in Europe will develop over the next few years.
Giuliano Bonoli, Vic George, Peter Taylor-Gooby, 2000
8
Public Health in a Retrenchment Era: An Alternative to ...
This book critically examines the issues concerning cutbacks by focusing on Los Angeles County, which has one of the largest public health service systems in the nation, and explains how cutbacks were legitimized and implemented.
Helen J. Muller, Curtis Ventriss, 1985
9
The disappearing state?: retrenchment realities in an age of ...
This is a book which extends the reach of our understanding of modern public policy at the same time as it extends our knowledge of the reach of the modern state.
Francis Geoffrey Castles, 2007
10
Termination of Employment Digest
Severance pay names of workers proposed for retrenchment and submitting financial statements. A copy of this notice must also be sent to the tripartite Retrenchment Committee, which refers it to a labour relations officer for investigation.
International Labour Office, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETRENCHMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retrenchment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Union says retrenchment of Mpumalanga miners will be 'catastrophic'
THE retrenchment of workers at Glencore Optimum mine in Middelburg and Evraz Highveld Steel in Witbank would be catastrophic for the provincial and ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
Retrenchment of 10000 workers 'normal', Riot says
PUTRAJAYA: The retrenchment of about 10,000 workers in Malaysia during the first six months of this year is a normal situation in a stable and dynamic labour ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
Women targeted for retrenchment at Optimum baseless – Glencore
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Allegations that female employees were being targeted for retrenchment at Optimum colliery were baseless, Glencore ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Column: Obama practices Nixon?s strategy or retrenchment
Obama thus joins Nixon on the list of “retrenchment” presidents, to use a phrase coined by former U.S. ambassador Stephen Sestanovich, now a professor at ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
Telkom halts retrenchment process
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko says the firm has not only retracted retrenchment notices, it's also abandoned the process entirely. Maseko says Telkom will respect ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
6
Telkom: Retrenchments are unavoidable
The court ordered the telecoms firm to go back to the drawing board and withdraw the retrenchment notices until all internal processes are exhausted. «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
7
NUM fights Glencore retrenchments
Rustenburg - The National Union of Mineworkers would fight retrenchments at Glencore's Optimum Coal Mines, the union said on Monday. Deputy general ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
8
Union to fight Telkom retrenchments
Johannesburg - Trade union Solidarity is pulling out all the stops to minimise retrenchments at Telkom. The telecommunications company announced this week ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
9
MAS staff to be retrenched according to CA rules, says union
MAS employees will get what had been promised under their collective agreement when the airline begins its retrenchment exercise in June. – The Malaysian ... «The Malaysian Insider, May 15»
10
Telkom looking at retrenchment alternatives
Trade union Solidarity said on 30 April that it is doing everything in its power to prevent Telkom from retrenching any of its members at the company's Telkom ... «BusinessTech, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Retrenchment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/retrenchment>. Apr 2024 ».
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