Financial ~ is a situation in which a government or person does not have much money or is trying not to spend much. (FORMAL)
In times of financial ~ it is clear that public expenditure has to be closely scrutinized.
N-UNCOUNT: supp N
Financial ~ is a situation in which a government or person does not have much money or is trying not to spend much. (FORMAL)
In times of financial ~ it is clear that public expenditure has to be closely scrutinized.
N-UNCOUNT: supp N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012