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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 re·trench·ment /-mənt/
 縮減;刪除

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·trench·ment n.
 1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.
    The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that ░ mean to replace your fortune as far as I can.   --Walpole.
 2. Fort. A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
 Syn: -- Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 retrenchment
      n 1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior
           fortification to prolong the defense
      2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial
         stable [syn: curtailment, downsizing]