Definition of "retrenchments" [retrenchments]

• Plural form of retrenchment. (noun)

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• "According to the Solidarity report, the cause of the retrenchments was a mixture of local and international reasons."
• "Satawu general secretary Randall Howard said the union has rejected the notion of retrenchments since it was first proposed in"
• ""One of the reasons advanced for the retrenchments is the strong value of the rand," Krugel said, adding that the rate cut could lead to the devaluation of the currency."