ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRretrench
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retrench
Meaning: to reduce expenses or operations in order to save money
retrench in a sentence
How retrench is used in real sentences:
The university was forced to retrench after losing a major source of funding.
Facing a severe deficit, the agency retrenched and left several vacant positions unfilled.
“Because falling tax revenues forced the city to retrench, administrators favored the cheapest bid and warned that delay might close the gallery.”
— from the passage The Visible Scars
Synonyms for retrench
Other words for retrench — economize, downsize and scrimp — carry the same meaning.
- economize
- downsize
- scrimp
Antonyms of retrench
Words that mean the opposite of retrench:
- expand
- increase
- splurge
Where it comes from
From French retrancher, meaning 'to cut back or remove.'
Memory hook
RE-TRENCH: cut spending back into a smaller trench.