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straitened circumstances

straitened circumstances noun: reduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity.

Noun

straitened circumstances pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Reduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity.
    • They had been living in straitened circumstances after John was made redundant.
    • The throne speech’s relative timidity is a reflection of the government’s straitened financial circumstances.1982 December 11, Frances Russell, “Economic performance buoys Pawley’s position”, in The Vancouver Sun (The Weekend Sun), Vancouver, BC, page A6

straitened circumstances meaning in Tamil

straitened circumstances in Tamil

சாய்வு, சேட்டங்கெட்டவேளை, குதலைமை, கைமுடக்கம், பையுள், இக்கட்டு

Questions about straitened circumstances

What does straitened circumstances mean?
Straitened circumstances means reduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity.
What is straitened circumstances in Tamil?
Straitened circumstances in Tamil is சாய்வு, சேட்டங்கெட்டவேளை, குதலைமை. See Straitened circumstances meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is straitened circumstances?
Straitened circumstances is a noun.

Words near straitened circumstances in the dictionary

  1. strait-waistcoat
  2. strait-waistcoats
  3. straited
  4. straiten
  5. straitened
  6. straitened circumstances
  7. straitened times
  8. straitening
  9. straitens
  10. straiter
  11. straitest

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