straitened circumstances

noun

Reduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity.

“They had been living in straitened circumstances after John was made redundant.”

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Meanings

nounstraitened circumstances pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyReduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity.

    They had been living in straitened circumstances after John was made redundant.

    1 more example

    The throne speech’s relative timidity is a reflection of the government’s straitened financial circumstances.

    1982 December 11, Frances Russell, “Economic performance buoys Pawley’s position”, in The Vancouver Sun (The Weekend Sun), Vancouver, BC, page A6

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brokenessmiserymoneylessnesspennilessnesspoverty
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APA

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MLA

“straitened circumstances.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitened%20circumstances. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straitened circumstances,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitened%20circumstances.

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