tighten

Meaning

Verb

  • To make tighter.
  • To become tighter.
  • To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
  • To raise short-term interest rates.

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Origin

  • Equivalent to tight + -en. From Middle English tighten, from Old English tyhtan.

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