Retrench vs. Downsizing — What's the Difference?

To reduce (expenses, for example); cut down.

To reduce in number or size

(Archaic) To remove, delete, or omit.

To dismiss or lay off from work

To curtail expenses; economize.

To make in a smaller size

To reorganize in such a way as to consolidate one's strength in preparation for future efforts

To simplify (one's life, for instance), as by reducing the number of one's possessions.

(transitive) To cut down or reduce.

To become smaller in size by reductions in personnel or assets

To terminate the employment of a worker to reduce the size of a workforce; to make redundant.

To live in a simpler way, especially by moving into a smaller residence.

(transitive) To confine; to limit; to restrict.

Present participle of downsize

To furnish with a retrenchment (a defensive work within a fortification).

An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized

(intransitive) To abridge; to curtail.

Miniaturization

(intransitive) To take up a new defensive position.

(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity

(intransitive) To live less expensively; to economize.

The reduction of expeditures and personnel in order to become financial stable; - of businesses.

(transitive) To dig or redig a trench where one already exists.

The reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable

To cut off; to pare away.

To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.

To confine; to limit; to restrict.

To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.

To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.

Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

Make a reduction, as in one's workforce;