tight
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5.8
- adjective
- /taɪt/
:
ajustado
- And listen, money is tight right now and I know that it's difficult for everyone.
- on a tight budget
- a tight labor market
- tight credit
And so I think credit right now is still too tight.
- And so I think credit right now is still too tight.
- We were skinned and things were incredibly tight, but I never felt deprived.
- Because Tim has been without work and money has been very tight.
- And I got a little bit of student debt and money's a little bit tight, but I can do it and it's feasible.
- Basically, the moms are like, listen, money's tight, a big house would be nice, let's go check it out.
- So money and survival are so tight in your system.
Examples
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We continue to face tight budgets in education in an uncertain economy.
Academic text (2013) -
But the things we forego during tight budget times reflect our values.
Academic text (2012) -
Money was extremely tight in the early days.
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In commercial real estate today, the market is so tight, the cap rates are so tight.
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Instead, strong growth in the tight labor market would solve these problems for us.
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They would make the drive down, but money's just kind of tight right now.
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The problems of increased enrollment and tight budgets have resulted in increased class sizes.
Academic text (1990) -
The job market is pretty tight in New York, but after hunting around for a while, I fiinally landed a position in the education department at the Museum of Natural History.
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Meanwhile, countries with diminishing reserves faced the converse: tight credit and falling prices.
Academic text (2011) -
Money is tight this month, so we need to cut back on unnecessary expenses.
Antonyms
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Compounds
- Jargon
40
6.3
In American football, a player on offense who lines up next to the tackle and blocks and catches passes
How Scarce
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tight once meant 'not loose or free', and that image fits money too — when money is held close it is 'tight' or scarce. So a tight money market means money is hard to get.