Definitions for "Retrenchment"
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.
Interior defence works, usually consisting of a trench and parapet.
entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
Whereby an employee is dismissed because the employer has made a definite decision that they no longer require the job you are doing.
spending less money or reducing activity in part of a business in order to save money. For example, one retrenchment strategy might be to sell buildings in order to save the cost of paying for them to operate. 199
a secondary line of earthworks built to seal off a gap in the main line or to prevent a breakthrough.
Adoption of a smaller scale of operations in an organization, often resulting in layoffs as part of the effort to reduce the work force.
Keywords:
redundancy, see
See: Redundancy
Rural Area.
The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.