tight
Definition
adjective
ExamplesThe manager has a very tight schedule today - she cannot fit in any more appointments. • Expenses are kept under tight control.
"...mortgage money is becoming tighter" [Times]
"...a tight monetary policy by the central bank has pushed up interest rates and drawn discretionary funds into bank deposits" [Far Eastern Economic Review]
"...the UK economy is at the uncomfortable stage in the cycle where the two years of tight money are having the desired effect on demand" [Sunday Times]
