(noun) the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty; “this period of retrenchment will see companies shed staff”.
(noun) the action of making an employee redundant; “he ordered the retrenchment of 420 civil servants”
(formal) reduction in the extent or quantity of something; “the retrenchment of the welfare state”
Retrenchment (रीट्रेन्च्मन्ट) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
छटनी
Retrenchment Origin
late 16th century (in the now formal usage): from obsolete French retrencher, variant of retrancher, from re- (expressing reversal) + trancher ‘to cut, slice’.
Retrenchment in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper editorial)
General Motors has confirmed that out of a total workforce of 1500 people‚ close to 600 workers are to be retrenched by July 2017.
General Motors issues retrenchment notices.
Karenju Muguini was retrenched at 60. He hadn’t seen it coming. He wishes he had had more time to work.
Meanwhile, employers are being asked to explore all their options before deciding to go the way of retrenchment.
Minister of Labour says: Retrenchment Act revision coming soon
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of retrenchment
(verb) say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner; “‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel”
(noun) a sharp, angry, or witty reply; “she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort”
(noun) a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale; “a laboratory full of bubbling retorts and crackling electrical equipment”
Retort meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Meaning)
मुंहतोड़ जवाब, कड़ा उत्तर देना
Retort Origin
late 15th century (in the sense ‘hurl back an accusation or insult’): from Latin retort- ‘twisted back, cast back’, from the verb retorquere, from re- ‘in return’ + torquere ‘to twist’.
Retort in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu editorial newspaper)
Nani’s Retort to a crazy fan is going viral.
Asked an emotional Mamata Banerjee in her retort to a BJP leader’s comments in which he called the West Bengal chief minister a ‘hijra’.
People of Kashmir retort, is the Supreme Court oblivious of the fact that Kashmir was peaceful from October 2016 to April 2017!
Some males bring nesting material, while others weave thin threads into retort-shaped structures.
In retort, Sooraj said he was a member of the mess and had every right to be there, and allegedly added that he would eat beef inside the mess.