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.
Значення
значень: 6(злічуване, незлічуване)A curtailment or reduction.
сокраще́ниеsokraščénije
A curtailment or reduction.
(злічуване, конкретно, незлічуване)An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
(злічуване, конкретно, незлічуване)An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
(ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)Withdrawal.
(застаріле)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.
(злічуване, особливо, незлічуване)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
Приклади
речень: 1Rugged and ascending with short abrupt turns this road was blocked at every uncovered point with abbattis and small retrenchments.
Переклади
мов: 3За значеннями 1
Походження
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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Форми
множина: retrenchments| Однина | retrenchment |
|---|---|
| Множина | retrenchments |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 6- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable:curtailmentdownsizing
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним