/ ˈstreɪtnd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) without enough money or as much money as there was before :
The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
/ ˈstreɪtnd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) without enough money or as much money as there was before :
The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005