ALL meanings of belt-tightening
belt-tight·en·ing
B b - uncountable noun belt-tightening If you need to do some belt-tightening, you must spend less money and manage without things because you have less money than you used to have. 3
- noun belt-tightening a reduction of expenditures; economizing 3
- adjective belt-tightening of or involving the reduction of expenditures 3
- noun belt-tightening a curtailment in spending; period of economizing: The mayor ordered a belt-tightening for all city offices. 1
- noun belt-tightening (Informal) A reduction in expenditure as a result of financial restrictions. 0