n. (Economics) the reduction of expeditures and personnel in order to become financial stable; -- of businesses. Syn. -- retrenchment, curtailment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[国语 / 國語, guó yǔ, ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ]Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC#16307[Add to Longdo]
[mo](prt) (1) also; too; words of similar weight; (2) about (emphasizing an upper limit); as much as; even; (adv) (3) (See もう・3) more; further; other; again; (P)#18[Add to Longdo]
[くびきり, kubikiri](n) (1) (sens) decapitation; beheading; (2) firings; dismissals; layoffs; downsizing; (3) small samurai sword used for decapitation[Add to Longdo]