stringency
noun[U]
uk/ˈstrɪn.dʒən.si/us/ˈstrɪn.dʒən.si/stringencynoun[U](STRICTNESS)
thequalityof being verystrict,severe, orlimiting:
The stringency of thesafetyregulationsthreatensto put manymanufacturersout ofbusiness.
Drug usebearsnosimplerelationto the stringency ofdruglaws.
- The stringency of theruleshasirritatedsomecompanies.
- Mishaps arerare, which istestamentto the stringency of theregulations.
- Advancepublicityabout the stringency of thetermshadcausedwidespreadsocialunrest.
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- critical
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- non-serious
- seriously
- severe
- severely
- stiff
- stringent
- terminal
- toughness
- utmost
stringencynoun[U](WITH MONEY)
finance & economicsspecialized
asituationin which not enoughmoneyisavailableforborrowingas aresultoffirmcontrolson theamountofmoneyin aneconomy:
银根紧缩,指经济上严控货币流通量,使得贷款减少。Greaterfinancialstringency isneededtoeradicateinflationfrom theeconomy.为了消除经济中的通货膨胀,就需要更大力度地紧缩财政。
Thereportcalled for at least anotheryearofeconomicstringency.该报告呼吁至少再实施一个年度的经济紧缩。
- Thegovernmentintendstostickto apolicyofcontinuedfiscalstringency.
- Thenumbersofpart-timeteachershavedeclinedin the last fewyearsas aresultoffinancialstringency.
- Intimesofsevereeconomicstringency,painfulstrategicchoicesaboutserviceshave to be made.
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- float
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- pecuniary
- protectionism
- upturn
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