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retrenchment vs entrenchment

entrenchment vs retrenchment

retrenchment and entrenchment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrenchment Yes No No No
entrenchment Yes No No No
As nouns, entrenchment is a hypernym of retrenchment; that is, entrenchment is a word with a broader meaning than retrenchment:
  • retrenchment: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
  • entrenchment: an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
Other hypernyms of retrenchment include intrenchment.
retrenchment (noun) entrenchment (noun)
the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
Difference between retrenchment and entrenchment

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