retrenchment

noun

re·​trench·​ment ri-ˈtrench-mənt How to pronounce retrenchment (audio)
: reduction, curtailment
specifically : a cutting of expenses

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Hence, the kind of retrenchment that sees Deadpool & Wolverine and Fantastic Four: First Steps released under an ever-broadening MCU banner but not existing as storytelling pillars within its meta-narrative framework. Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 July 2024 The industry retrenchment continued as YouTube and Meta relaxed their rules and chose to permit, once again, false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024 This year, to stave off a financing crunch, Northvolt announced a retrenchment, scrapping two cathode material production facilities in Sweden, shuttering a research and development subsidiary in California and seeking out new investors for a project in Poland. Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024 Consumption can also suffer as a layoff cycle builds even among those who do not lose their jobs, which typically shows up as a dent to consumer confidence and general consumer retrenchment. Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for retrenchment 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of retrenchment was circa 1600

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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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