strin·gent

(strĭn′jənt)

adj.

1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures.

2. Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit.

3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies.

[Latin stringēns, stringent-, present participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

strin′gen·cy n.

strin′gent·ly adv.

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Noun	1.	stringency - a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit tightness deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
	2.	stringency - conscientious attention to rules and details strictness painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful

stringency

noun

The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing:

austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness, toughness.

Translations

صَرامَه، تَشَدَّدصُعوبَة الحُصول على قُروض

nedostatekpřísnostúsporný

knaphedstrenghed

Knappheit Strenge Stringenz

austérité rigueur

pénztelenség

harkaòrengingar; sparnaîar-

rigore

para sıkılığı/darlığısertliksıkılık

严历短缺

stringency

[ˈstrɪndʒənsɪ] N

1. [of regulations, controls, standards] → rigor m, severidad f

2. (Fin) → tirantez f, dificultad f
economic stringency → situación f económica apurada, estrechez f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stringency

n (of standards, law, reforms, discipline) → Strenge f; (of rules, testing, training etc also) → Härte f; (of measures) → Härte f, → Schärfe f; economic stringency → strenge Sparmaßnahmen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stringency

[ˈstrɪndʒ/ənsɪ] n → rigore m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

string

(striŋ) noun

1. (a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc. a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.

2. a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.

3. a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin. His A-string broke; (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.

4. a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc. a string of beads.

verb – past tense, past participle strung (straŋ) –

1. to put (beads etc) on a string etc. The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.

2. to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument). The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.

3. to remove strings from (vegetables etc).

4. to tie and hang with string etc. The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.

strings noun plural

(in an orchestra, the group of people who play) stringed instruments, ie violins, violas, 'cellos and double basses. The conductor said the strings were too loud.

ˈstringy adjective

(especially of meat or vegetables) having a lot of tough fibres.

ˈstringiness noun

string bean

the long, edible green or yellow pod of certain beans.

stringed instruments

musical instruments that have strings eg violins, guitars etc.

have (someone) on a string

to have (a person) under one's control.

pull strings

to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage.

pull the strings

to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.

string out

to stretch into a long line. The runners were strung out along the course.

strung up

very nervous.

stringent (ˈstrindʒənt) adjective

(of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced. There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.

ˈstringently adverb

ˈstringency noun

1. the quality of being strict.

2. scarcity of money for lending etc. in times of stringency; (also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures.