Retrenching

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  • v. Present participle of retrench.
  • Word Usage
    "The auto industry is "retrenching" on ad spending, and "the outlook for retail, financial and telecommunications advertising is negative for the second half of the year," Westerfield says."
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cut down    cutback    trim down    bring down    trim back   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diminish    abridge    curtail    lesen    lessen   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bench    French    Hench    bench    clench