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tightened

verb

Meaning

  1. To make tighter.
  2. To become tighter.
  3. To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
  4. To raise short-term interest rates.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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