Hyphenation of retrench

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retrench? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-trench

Definitions of retrench:

1.	Tighten one's belt Use resources carefully
2.	Make a reduction, as in one's workforce The company had to retrench

Synonyms of retrench:

verb	conserve, husband, economize, economise
verb	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

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