Retrenchment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻtɹˈɛntʃmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtɹˈɛntʃmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtɹˈɛntʃmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻtɹˈɛntʃmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

downsizing curtailment

Word Forms

retrench

verb

tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kürzung

Schanze bestehend aus einer zusätzlichen Innenbefestigung zur Verlängerung der Verteidigung

🇫🇷French

retranchement

retranchement constitué d'une fortification intérieure supplémentaire pour prolonger la défense

🇪🇸Spanish

reducción

Trinchera que consiste en una fortificación interior adicional para prolongar la defensa.

🇮🇹Italian

ridimensionamento

trinceramento costituito da un'ulteriore fortificazione interna per prolungare la difesa

🇳🇱Dutch

bezuinigingen

schans bestaande uit een extra binnenversterking om de verdediging te verlengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

redução

entrincheiramento que consiste numa fortificação interior adicional para prolongar a defesa

🇷🇺Russian

сокращение расходов

окоп, состоящий из дополнительного внутреннего укрепления для продления обороны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छटनी

रक्षा को लम्बा खींचने के लिए एक अतिरिक्त आंतरिक किलेबंदी से युक्त मोर्चाबंदी

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাঁটাই

প্রতিরক্ষা দীর্ঘায়িত করার জন্য একটি অতিরিক্ত অভ্যন্তরীণ দুর্গ সমন্বিত প্রবেশদ্বার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆட்குறைப்பு

பாதுகாப்பை நீடிப்பதற்காக கூடுதல் உள்துறை கோட்டையை உள்ளடக்கிய பொறித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపసంహరణ

రక్షణను పొడిగించేందుకు అదనపు ఇంటీరియర్ ఫోర్టిఫికేషన్‌తో కూడిన స్థిరీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

छाटणी

संरक्षण लांबणीवर टाकण्यासाठी अतिरिक्त अंतर्गत तटबंदीचा समावेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

છટણી

સંરક્ષણને લંબાવવા માટે વધારાની આંતરિક કિલ્લેબંધીનો સમાવેશ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಬಡ್ತಿ

ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಆಂತರಿಕ ಕೋಟೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಭದ್ರಪಡಿಸುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിരിച്ചുവിടൽ

പ്രതിരോധം നീട്ടുന്നതിനായി ഒരു അധിക ഇൻ്റീരിയർ കോട്ട ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന കെട്ടുറപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਂਟੀ

ਰੱਖਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਲੰਮਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਧੂ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਕਿਲਾਬੰਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوٹ

دفاع کو طول دینے کے لیے ایک اضافی اندرونی قلعہ بندی پر مشتمل اینٹرینچمنٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧缩

工事包括额外的内部防御工事以延长防御时间

🇯🇵Japanese

人員削減

防御を延長するための追加の内部要塞からなる塹壕

🇰🇷Korean

단축

방어를 연장하기 위해 추가 내부 요새로 구성된 참호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cắt giảm

cố thủ bao gồm một công sự bổ sung bên trong để kéo dài thời gian phòng thủ

🇹🇭Thai

การตัดทอน

การยึดที่ประกอบด้วยการเสริมภายในเพิ่มเติมเพื่อยืดอายุการป้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghematan

kubu yang terdiri dari benteng interior tambahan untuk memperpanjang pertahanan

🇲🇾Malay

pemberhentian kerja

entrenchment yang terdiri daripada kubu dalaman tambahan untuk memanjangkan pertahanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخفيض

يتكون التحصين من تحصين داخلي إضافي لإطالة أمد الدفاع

🇮🇷Persian

تعدیل نیرو

سنگربندی متشکل از یک استحکامات داخلی اضافی برای طولانی کردن دفاع

🇹🇷Turkish

işten çıkarma

savunmayı uzatmak için ek bir iç tahkimattan oluşan sağlamlaştırma

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַסְכָנוּת

התבצרות המורכבת מביצור פנימי נוסף להארכת ההגנה

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