Definitions for "Tightening"
Keywords:  tighter, papillary, ird, lax, dermis
the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"
Making skin tighter (less lax). Achieved by penetration to the papillary dermis of the IRD.
Refers to the tightening of monetary policy by a government through restrictions on the money supply, making credit more difficult to obtain and resulting in increased interest rates.
a term used to describe the Fed's decision to restrict the money supply and thus making credit harder to obtain. This usually leads to an increase in interest rates.
When the government places restrictions on the money supply, making credit more difficult to obtain, and leading to increased interest rates.