belt-tightening
belt-tightening · more belt-tightening · most belt-tightening
Causing or involving a reduction in expenditureCausing or involving a reduction in expenditure.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure.
Origin
From tighten one's belt.From tighten one's belt.
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Forms
more belt-tightening, most belt-tightening| Comparative | more belt-tightening Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most belt-tightening Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.