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tighten one's belt

tighten one's belt verb: to be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.

Verb

tighten one's belt (third-person singular simple present tightens one's belt, present participle tightening one's belt, simple past and past participle tightened one's belt)

  1. (figuratively) To be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.
    • In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts.

tighten one's belt meaning in Tagalog

tighten one's belt in Tagalog

be more frugal
maghigpit ng sinturon

Synonyms of tighten one's belt

Forms of tighten one's belt

third-person singular presenttightens one's belt
present participletightening one's belt
past participletightened one's belt
pasttightened one's belt

Questions about tighten one's belt

What does tighten one's belt mean?
Tighten one's belt means to be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.
What is tighten one's belt in Tagalog?
Tighten one's belt in Tagalog is maghigpit ng sinturon. See Tighten one's belt meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is tighten one's belt?
Tighten one's belt is a verb.
What is the past tense of tighten one's belt?
The past tense of tighten one's belt is tightened one's belt.

Words near tighten one's belt in the dictionary

  1. tightbeam
  2. tightbeams
  3. tighted
  4. tighten
  5. tighten down
  6. tighten one's belt
  7. tighten the purse strings
  8. tighten the purse-strings
  9. tighten the pursestrings
  10. tighten up
  11. tightenable

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