tightness
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈtaɪt.nəs/
- Specialized
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- During this time of economic tightness, many families are finding it harder to make ends meet.
- tightness in the market
Examples
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NMHC's survey measures market tightness, sales volume, equity financing, and debt financing, all of which measured at 50 or higher, indicating growth from the second quarter.
Blog text (19) -
The reality is that this tightness has affected local aid more than anything else, but it has not so much affected the large white-led NGOs who often create their own programs and projects instead of relying on local partners.
Blog text (20) -
The fuel tightness has also continued in NYC.
Blog text (14) -
And the reason we would do that is because if you don't cut rates while inflation is falling, you actually start adding more tightness to the economy.
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In its wisdom, the central bank adjusts monetary tightness to head off inflation and, in the same breath, sets the overall tone of labor markets.
Academic text (1997) -
However, if the current tightness persists, the economy will be no more oil-proof now than it was in the 70s.
Blog text (23) -
Such information is now surprisingly poor given the importance of oil to modern economies, the tightness of today's oil market, and the necessity of understanding the exact relationship between public stocks and private stocks.
Academic text (2008) -
Given the prevailing institutional context in which wages depend heavily on the tightness of the labor market, it seems unlikely that real wages will keep rising when official unemployment is as high as 8 to 9 percent.
Academic text (2001) -
The tightness in supplies exposed the complacency or, rather, the failure of Saudi Arabia and other producers to adequately invest in exploration and the production of crude.
Academic text (2009) -
The tightness of credit in the economy has made it difficult for small businesses to secure loans.
Synonyms
23
5.5
A situation when money problems make it hard to manage things
2
7.5
A time when banks lend less and interest rates are high
A time when money and loans are hard to get
Antonyms
How Scarce
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tightness comes from tight meaning 'held back' or 'not loose'; when money or credit are tight they are 'held back' and hard to get, which explains why tightness in finance makes loans and spending difficult.