BELT-TIGHTENING
Meaning of BELT-TIGHTENING in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbelt-ˌtīt-niŋ, -ˌtī-t ə n-iŋ ]
noun
Date: 1937
: a reduction in spending
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003