Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retrenchment

2 senses of retrenchment

Sense 1
retrenchment -- (entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense)
       => entrenchment, intrenchment -- (an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches)

Sense 2
retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing -- (the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable)
       => economy, saving -- (an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents")