Retrench
verb — past tense: retrenched ; past participle: retrenched ; present participle: retrenching ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to cut down or reduce; to curtail, to economize) ដកព្រំដែន, ចោល, បំបាត់ចោល, បំបិទចោល, ដកចោល, ហូតចេញ, កាត់ចោល retrench a budget បន្ថយ (ចំណាយ), retrench forces ដកថយហើយ រៀបចំជាថ្មី
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To curtail expenses; economize) ថយ (ទ័ព) ទៅ តាំងកន្លែងការពារថ្មី
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: retrenched ; past participle: retrenched ; present participle: retrenching ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cut off; to pare away.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.