Definitions for Tighten
ˈtaɪt ntight·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tighten, fastenverb

   make tight or tighter

   "Tighten the wire"

2. tightenverb

   become tight or tighter

   "The rope tightened"

3. stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrainverb

   restrict

   "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

4. reduce, tightenverb

   narrow or limit

   "reduce the influx of foreigners"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tightenverb

   To make tighter.

   Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

2. tightenverb

   To become tighter.

   That joint is tightening as the wood dries.

3. tightenverb

   To make money harder to borrow or obtain.

   If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.

4. tightenverb

   To raise short-term interest rates.

   The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Tightenverb

   To straiten; to make close.

   Etymology: from tight.

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1. tighten

   To tighten means to make something more fixed, secure or rigid by causing its parts to come closer or by reducing slack. It can also refer to the act of making something stricter or more carefully controlled. This term can be applied to a wide range of situations, such as tightening a screw, muscles, a grip, or rules and regulations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tightenverb

   to draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Restrict

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Tighten' in Verbs Frequency: #858

How to pronounce Tighten?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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How to say Tighten in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tighten in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tighten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Tighten in a Sentence

1. The IMF:

   The authorities should continuously assess the adequacy of bank capital requirements and stand ready to tighten them if risks intensify.

2. Peter Cecchini:

   We think there will selling of banks over the course of 2016, with corporate credit secondary market liquidity non-existent and with wage growth absent, bank lending standards are likely to tighten, not loosen.

3. Deutsche Bank:

   Whether the decision from the Fed is to hold or tighten policy ... expect volatility to remain elevated.

4. England Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik:

   We are over time seeing a situation where there are recruitment difficulties in many parts of the country, employers are having to bid up wages, i do think that the labour market will start to tighten over the coming months.

5. Mark Wightman:

   If you look at the fines globally, which firms have been fined the most in terms of anti-money laundering, you wouldn't find the Chinese banks near the top of that list although some have been asked to tighten procedures.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tighten
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tighten
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tighten
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tighten