retrench
1 verb FIN cut back TRANSITIVEathdhaingnighwe're retrenching our expenditure táimid ag gearradh siar ar ár gcuid caiteachais
INTRANSITIVEathdhaingnighmany companies had to retrench bhí ar go leor comhlachtaí athdhaingniú
2 verb EMPL make redundant TRANSITIVEto retrench sb duine a bhriseadh as a phost, duine a leagan amach as a chuid oibre