austerity


Definition: Meaning of, austerity in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɒˈstɛrɪti;ɔːˈstɛrɪti /

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austerity austerities
  1. [countable usually plural, uncountable] bad economic conditions in which people do not have much money to spend
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  2. [uncountable] when a government has a deliberate policy of trying to reduce the amount of money it spends
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  3. [uncountable] the quality of being austere
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