tight money
noun
Simple meaning
The economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tytmuhneeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtaɪtˈmʌni
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
economics
The economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
economics
A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
Used this way, tight money is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
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