NOUN | artifact | retrenchment | entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense |
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act | retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing | the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable |
Sounds | riytreh'nchmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense. | |
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Broader | entrenchment, intrenchment | An entrenched fortification |
Meaning | The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable. | |
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Synonyms | curtailment, downsizing | |
Broader | economy, saving | An act of economizing |
Spanish | ahorro, racionalización de gastos, reducción, restricción | |
Catalan | reducció | |
Verbs | retrench | make a reduction, as in one's workforce |
retrench | tighten one's belt |
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