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austerity
noun as in severity
noun as in refraining; abstinence
noun as in grimness, barrenness
Example Sentences
Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.
Macron's office said he would pick a name by Friday evening after his seventh prime minister Sebastien Lecornu threw in the towel on Monday following months of stalemate over an austerity budget.
Domestically, the austerity measures have been met with growing backlash, as people's purchasing power declines and the country faces a likely economic recession.
That will force a choice of austerity or inflation, and I suspect politicians will take the easy route of higher inflation.
Carney said the Nov. 4 budget would incorporate austerity measures as the government tries to reduce spending on government operations to free up cash for infrastructure projects.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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