retrenchment

• Substantiv, das die Verringerung von Ausgaben oder Kosten zur Erreichung finanzieller Stabilität bezeichnet, sowie ein militärischer Begriff für eine zusätzliche innere Befestigung zur Verlängerung der Verteidigung.

A noun referring to the reduction of expenditures or the act of cutting back on spending in order to achieve financial stability, or a military term for an additional interior fortification to prolong defense.

1. Financial reductionC1formal

   The act of reducing expenditures or cutting costs to achieve financial stability.

   Ausgabenkürzung

   • The company announced a major retrenchment to avoid bankruptcy.
   • Government retrenchment led to cuts in public services.
   • Retrenchment measures included layoffs and budget freezes.

   Synonymeausterityconsolidationcost cuttingcurtailmentcutbackdownsizingreduction

   Antonymeexpansiongrowthinvestmentoutlayspending

2. Military fortificationC2formal

   An additional interior fortification built to prolong defense in a military context.

   Innenverteidigungswerk

   • The soldiers constructed a retrenchment behind the main line.
   • The general ordered a retrenchment to strengthen the defensive position.
   • Historical records describe the retrenchment as a key defensive structure.

   Synonymeretrench