adjective
- having reduced expenses or operations, especially by cutting jobs or services
Usage: business; economics
Examples
- The retrenched company had to close several branch offices.
- After being retrenched, many employees sought new career opportunities.
- The retrenched military budget affected defense programs nationwide.
- Retrenched operations helped the business survive the economic downturn.
- The retrenched workforce was half the size it had been the previous year.
- Government agencies became more retrenched during the fiscal crisis.