tighten
Meaning of tighten
verb
- To make tighter.
Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- To become tighter.
That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- To raise short-term interest rates.
The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
Information about tighten
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of tighten is: tightens.
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Hyphenation of tighten
tighten
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- tighten is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
tighten synonyms
Meaning fasten:
Meaning stiffen:
Meaning reduce:
tighten antonyms
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Translation of tighten
Words that rhyme with tighten
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