Verb: retrench ri'trench
- Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
"The business had to retrench during the economic downturn"; "They retrenched by reducing staff and cutting operational costs"
- Make a reduction, as in one's workforce
"The company had to retrench"
Derived forms: retrenched, retrenches, retrenching
Type of: bring down, conserve, cut, cut back, cut down, economise [Brit], economize, husband, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down