retrenchment

English Thesaurus

1. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable (noun.act)

hypernym	:	economy, saving,
definition	:	an act of economizing; reduction in cost (noun.act)

2. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	entrenchment, intrenchment,
definition	:	an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches (noun.artifact)

3. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable (noun.act)

derivation	:	retrench,
definition	:	make a reduction, as in one's workforce (verb.change)

derivation	:	retrench,
definition	:	tighten one's belt; use resources carefully (verb.possession)

derivation	:	retrench,
definition	:	make a reduction, as in one's workforce (verb.change)

derivation	:	retrench,
definition	:	tighten one's belt; use resources carefully (verb.possession)