retrenchment
A curtailment or reductionA curtailment or reduction.
» Rugged and ascending with short abrupt turns this road was blocked at every uncovered point with abbattis and small retrenchments.
Значение
значений: 6(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A curtailment or reduction.
сокраще́ниеsokraščénije
A curtailment or reduction.
(исчисляемое, конкретно, неисчисляемое)An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
(исчисляемое, конкретно, неисчисляемое)An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
(шире, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Withdrawal.
(устаревшее)A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.
(исчисляемое, особенно, неисчисляемое)The adoption of a defensive and hostile posture; refusal to compromise, radicalization.
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
- entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
Примеры
предложений: 1Rugged and ascending with short abrupt turns this road was blocked at every uncovered point with abbattis and small retrenchments.
Переводы
языков: 3По значениям 1
Происхождение
Probably partly from both of the following: Probably either from: Internal formation froProbably partly from both of the following:
Probably either from:
Internal formation from retrench (“take up a defensive position”) + -ment, possibly reinforced by misinterpretation of Etymology 1.
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Формы
мн. число: retrenchments| Ед. число | retrenchment |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | retrenchments |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 6- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable:curtailmentdownsizing
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 2Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым