retrench

Questions about retrench

What does retrench mean?

retrench means "tighten one's belt; use resources carefully". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in retrench?

retrench has 2 syllables: re-trench. The stress falls on "trench". In IPA it is /ɹiˈtɹɛntʃ/.

Is retrench a common word?

retrench is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with retrench?

2 words rhyme with retrench. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.