Definitions
1.NounA curtailment or reduction.
2.NounAn act of reducing expenses; economizing.
3.NounAn act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
4.NounWithdrawal.
5.NounA defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.
6.NounThe adoption of a defensive and hostile posture; refusal to compromise, radicalization.