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retrench meaning in Punjabi

ਘਟਾਉਣਾ ghaṭāuṇā

UK/ɹɪˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/US/ɹəˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/

retrench in Punjabi: ਘਟਾਉਣਾ (ghaṭāuṇā). In English, retrench means to cut down or reduce.

Punjabi words for retrench

to retrench
ਘਟਾਉਣਾ ghaṭāuṇā

English meaning of retrench

  1. verb To cut down or reduce.
  2. verb To terminate the employment of a worker to reduce the size of a workforce; to make redundant.
  3. verb To live less expensively; to economize.
  4. verb To confine; to limit; to restrict.

Full definition of retrench

retrench in a sentence

  • to retrench bastions
  • We must retrench and try to hold on long enough for products in development to reach the market or we will be out of business.

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Questions about retrench in Punjabi

What is the meaning of retrench in Punjabi?
Retrench in Punjabi is ਘਟਾਉਣਾ (ghaṭāuṇā).
retrench ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Retrench: ਘਟਾਉਣਾ (ghaṭāuṇā).
What does retrench mean in English?
Retrench means to cut down or reduce.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “retrench”: ਘਟਾਉਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: retrench (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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