Tightening
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of making more tight.
"There are lingering feelings among some board members, especially in the developing world, that the fund joined with the United States and other wealthy countries in demanding overly austere budget cuts and other fiscal tightenings for the countries that were bailed out in the previous decade."
- 2 the act of making something tighter wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of tighten form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"A fiscal tightening policy is being enacted."
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