retrench Значение & определение

Значение на retrench на български

• 0 If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs:

  • The company had to retrench because of falling orders.

  • The Government began to retrench on its nuclear programmes.

  • The government is to retrench 30,000 public servants in the next three years.

  • An employee you retrenched may be able to bring an unfair dismissal claim.

• 1 if governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs:

  • Some large corporate R&D departments have retrenched.

  • It's time to retrench and refocus on our key brands.

  • The company retrenched and cut staff in the face of the impending downturn.

• 2 to remove a worker from their job as a way of reducing costs:

  • With the level of unemployment already so high, the thought of approximately 10,000 workers being retrenched is difficult to bear.