tight money

noun

A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.

Opposite
easy money
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Meanings

nountight money (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsA monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.

    Antonyms: easy money

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.

Opposite
easy money

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high

Opposite
easy money
Broader
financial condition

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Geldknappheit, knappes Geld
  • Geldknappheita monetary policy
  • knappes Gelda monetary policy
Polish trudny pieniądz
  • trudny pieniądza monetary policy
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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