retrench
(verb)
verb
1. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
Definition categories: possession, conserve, economise, economize, husband
2. make a reduction, as in one's workforce
- The company had to retrench
Definition categories: change, cut, reduce, trim
Sentences with retrench as a verb:
- to retrench bastions
- We must retrench and try to hold on long enough for products in development to reach the market or we will be out of business.