austerity
21Austerity — Aus|te|ri|ty [ɔs tɛriti] die; <aus engl. austerity »Strenge, Ernst, Herbheit«, dies aus lat. austeritas, vgl. ↑Austerität> wirtschaftliche Einschränkung, energische Sparpolitik …
22austerity — noun (U) 1 the quality of being austere 2 bad economic conditions in which people do not have much money to spend: a time of great austerity after the war …
23austerity — austere ► ADJECTIVE (austerer, austerest) 1) severe or strict in appearance or manner. 2) lacking comforts, luxuries, or adornment. DERIVATIVES austerely adverb austerity noun. ORIGIN Greek aust …
24Austerity in Israel — Austerity in Israel: From 1949 to 1959, the state of Israel was, to a varying extent, under a regime of austerity ( he. צנע, Tzena ), during which rationing and similar measures were enforced.RationaleShortly after its establishment in 1948, the… …
25Austerity (disambiguation) — Austerity may refer to# A condition in economics see Austerity. # A condition of asceticism in religious or ethical matters.An austere period may be referred to as The Austerity usually it is obvious because of context to which country and time… …
26Austerity 0-6-0ST — Austerity …
27austerity budget — ➔ budget1 * * * austerity budget UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► a budget in which a government announces that they will spend less money or do things that will make people spend less money, for example, increase taxes: »The opposition… …
28austerity measures — UK US noun [plural] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► official action by a government to reduce the amount of money it spends, or the amount of money that people in a country spend: »The government has imposed harsh economic austerity measures to contain… …
29austerity measure — ➔ measure1 …
30austerity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being austere 2. a. an austere act, manner, or attitude b. an ascetic practice 3. enforced or extreme econo …
