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retrenchment definition

re·trench·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a retrenching; esp., a reduction of expenses
  2. a rampart or breastwork within the main fortification

Etymology: MFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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