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单词 belt-tightening
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Definition of belt-tightening in US English:

belt-tightening

noun ˈbɛltˌtaɪtnɪŋˈbeltˌtītniNGˈbɛltˌtaɪtnɪŋ
  • The introduction of rigorous reductions in spending.

    as modifier belt-tightening measures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And during the two economic slumps, when salaries were cut, and I considered belt-tightening measures, I did mull over the possibility of pruning those policies, since we did not seem to need them.
    • Recruitment of new personnel has stopped and belt-tightening measures have been put in place, he added.
    • They are assuming that belt-tightening measures would be unpopular, and they would be voted out.
    • By late May, it was unclear how the belt-tightening would affect settlements.
    • The circumstances of the succession and the dismal, almost bankrupt, situation the province found itself in at the time, gave him leeway to announce severe belt-tightening measures.
    • His firm stance was backed by 62 percent of the population, a poll showed, despite widespread reservations about the belt-tightening measures themselves.
    • The Student Union faces years of belt-tightening and substandard service provision in light of the annual budget published this week.
    • The company's full year financial results, announced today, shows various belt-tightening measures are paying off in a reduction of cash outflow, while sales have shown strong improvement from the last quarter.
    • The devastating inflation finally began to be brought under control by a set of draconian belt-tightening measures taken upon the advice of a Detroit banker and special adviser to SCAP.
    • Membership is constrained by industry-wide belt-tightening measures that often restrict travel, corporate sponsorships, and funding individual membership dues.
    • After last year's belt-tightening, there's no reason to think that the expenditure ranking has improved.
    • The DA objected to adjustments resulting from cost-saving implemented by the provincial Treasury as part of its belt-tightening measures.
    • Nevertheless, in the wake of fines and legal fees related to the price-fixing probe, Christie's is proceeding with a number of serious belt-tightening measures.
    • The legislature froze 75 percent of the GIO's annual budget this year, forcing the office to adopt belt-tightening measures.
    • Amicus, which represents about half the company's UK workforce, warned belt-tightening measures would come into force if a plan being drawn up for the company by Swiss-firm UBS was carried out.
    • Although the state's budget crisis demands that sacrifices be made, the belt-tightening is not equal.
    • The consequence of consumption growing faster than the economy as a whole for the past eight years has been a marked deterioration in the trade deficit, so a period of belt-tightening was in order.
    • However, the double impact of higher oil prices and rising interest rates would see a notable squeeze on household spending and belt-tightening across the economy.
    • On Sunday the Portuguese government approved belt-tightening measures that would bring the deficit to 2.9 percent.
    • In his new budget Davis not only spares them from belt-tightening, he hikes their pay 33.76% over the next five years.

Definition of belt-tightening in US English:

belt-tightening

nounˈbeltˌtītniNGˈbɛltˌtaɪtnɪŋ
  • The introduction of rigorous reductions in spending.

    as modifier belt-tightening measures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By late May, it was unclear how the belt-tightening would affect settlements.
    • Although the state's budget crisis demands that sacrifices be made, the belt-tightening is not equal.
    • The Student Union faces years of belt-tightening and substandard service provision in light of the annual budget published this week.
    • The company's full year financial results, announced today, shows various belt-tightening measures are paying off in a reduction of cash outflow, while sales have shown strong improvement from the last quarter.
    • On Sunday the Portuguese government approved belt-tightening measures that would bring the deficit to 2.9 percent.
    • The consequence of consumption growing faster than the economy as a whole for the past eight years has been a marked deterioration in the trade deficit, so a period of belt-tightening was in order.
    • Recruitment of new personnel has stopped and belt-tightening measures have been put in place, he added.
    • They are assuming that belt-tightening measures would be unpopular, and they would be voted out.
    • Amicus, which represents about half the company's UK workforce, warned belt-tightening measures would come into force if a plan being drawn up for the company by Swiss-firm UBS was carried out.
    • The devastating inflation finally began to be brought under control by a set of draconian belt-tightening measures taken upon the advice of a Detroit banker and special adviser to SCAP.
    • In his new budget Davis not only spares them from belt-tightening, he hikes their pay 33.76% over the next five years.
    • The legislature froze 75 percent of the GIO's annual budget this year, forcing the office to adopt belt-tightening measures.
    • However, the double impact of higher oil prices and rising interest rates would see a notable squeeze on household spending and belt-tightening across the economy.
    • Membership is constrained by industry-wide belt-tightening measures that often restrict travel, corporate sponsorships, and funding individual membership dues.
    • And during the two economic slumps, when salaries were cut, and I considered belt-tightening measures, I did mull over the possibility of pruning those policies, since we did not seem to need them.
    • Nevertheless, in the wake of fines and legal fees related to the price-fixing probe, Christie's is proceeding with a number of serious belt-tightening measures.
    • After last year's belt-tightening, there's no reason to think that the expenditure ranking has improved.
    • The circumstances of the succession and the dismal, almost bankrupt, situation the province found itself in at the time, gave him leeway to announce severe belt-tightening measures.
    • His firm stance was backed by 62 percent of the population, a poll showed, despite widespread reservations about the belt-tightening measures themselves.
    • The DA objected to adjustments resulting from cost-saving implemented by the provincial Treasury as part of its belt-tightening measures.
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