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verb
- To make tighter.
- Please that screw a quarter-turn.
- To become tighter.
- That joint is 'tightening as the wood dries.
- (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
- If the government doesn't the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
- The Fed is expected to by a quarter-point.
Translations: - Spanish: endurecer la política monetaria
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(trans-top, to raise interest rate)
- French: resserer les taux
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Etymology: tyhtan.
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