belt-tightening
noun
belt-tight·en·ing ˈbelt-ˌtīt-niŋ 
-ˌtī-tᵊn-iŋ
: a reduction in spending
Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
belt-tightening
noun
as in austerity
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- austerity
- pinching
- deprivation
- privation
- exigency
- misery
- emergency
- straitening
- woe
- bankruptcy
- wretchedness
- gutter
- insolvency
- rainy day
- destitution
- poverty
- necessity
- impoverishment
- penury
- indigence
- pauperism
- beggary
- penuriousness
- neediness
- impecuniosity
- poorness
- impecuniousness
- need
- destituteness
- want
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prosperity
- luxury
- affluence
- opulence
- wealth
- richness
- wealthiness
- screw gearing
- screw hook
- screw it
- screw jack
- screw joint
- screw key
- screw machine
- screw machinery
- screw nut
- screw one's eyes up
- screw one's face up
- screw one's face/eyes up
- screw peg
- screw pile
- screw pine
- screw plate
- screw pod
- screw press
- screw propeller
- screw pump
- screw punch
- screw rivet
- screw shell
- screw spanner
- screw spike