austerity

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɔˈstɛɹɪti/, enPR: ôstĕr′ǐtē

Noun

austerity

1. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
2. Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
3. (economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
4. (obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.

Antonyms

• (severity of manners or life) comfort

Related terms

• austere
• austerely
• austeriate

Translations

• French: austérité
• German: Einschränkung, Härte, Strenge, Austerität, Genügsamkeit
• Italian: austerità
• Portuguese: austeridade
• Russian: стро́гость
• Spanish: austeridad

Translations

• French: austérité

Translations

• French: austérité
• Italian: austerità
• Russian: сдерживающая фискальная политика
• Spanish: austeridad

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