retrenchment

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noun re·trench·ment \-mənt\

Definition of retrenchment

: reduction, curtailment; specifically : a cutting of expenses

Recent Examples of retrenchment from the Web

The bill’s provisions would bring even greater retrenchments after 2026, as the caps on spending take effect, though that is not reflected in the budget analysis, which focuses on the impact over the next decade.

— noam n. levey, The Seattle Times, "Report: Senate health bill leaves 22M more uninsured", 26 June 2017
The U.S. retrenchment is apparent on issues from trade to climate change.

— chicagotribune.com, "Not dazed, but definitely confused: Allies struggle to divine US policy", 21 June 2017
Box-office prospects for this Vietnam saga seem limited to the Kubrick curious — look for a quick exhibitors' retrenchment on this massive artistic misfire.

— thr staff, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Full Metal Jacket': THR's 1987 Review", 17 June 2017
While many LGBTQ advocates in the U.S. have been fighting against retrenchment of their rights, Canada set an international precedent for the protection of transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

— julie moreau, NBC News, "Canadian Lawmakers Pass Bill Extending Transgender Protections", 16 June 2017
Amid a major retrenchment by American companies such as Gap Inc., J. Crew Group Inc. and Nordstrom Inc., one player continues to defy gravity: Zara.

— jeannette neumann, WSJ, "How Zara Is Defying a Broad Retail Slump", 14 June 2017
Donald Trump, despite his differences with Obama, is poised to continue the U.S. retrenchment.

— david a. graham, The Atlantic, "The Death of Manuel Noriega—and U.S intervention in Latin America", 30 May 2017
However, for what was once the world’s largest and most profitable corporation, this is still major retrenchment.

— ed wallace, star-telegram.com, "China’s New Silk Road", 26 May 2017
The early retirement offers also won't apply to Ford's operations in Europe and South America, which already have retrenchment plans underway.

— bloomberg news, NOLA.com, "Ford to cut 1,400 salaried employees in North America, Asia", 17 May 2017

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