tight money
A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many…A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.
» A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
In letzter Zeit gehen viele Firmen aufgrund der Geldknappheit der Banken in Konkurs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(uncountable)A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.
Geldknappheit, knappes Geld
the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
Examples
3 sentencesA lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
deIn letzter Zeit gehen viele Firmen aufgrund der Geldknappheit der Banken in Konkurs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is tight with money.
He's tight with money.
ruОн не любит тратиться. — Karok
deEr ist knauserig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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