Stringency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

conscientious attention to rules and details

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈɪndʒənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈɪndʒənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈɪndʒənsi/

3 syllables Say it as /stɹˈɪndʒənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tightness strictness

Word Forms

tight	adjective	affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
strict	adjective	(of rules) stringently enforced
stringent	adjective	demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strenge

ein Zustand, der durch Geldknappheit und Kreditknappheit verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

rigueur

un état provoqué par la rareté de l'argent et un manque de crédit

🇪🇸Spanish

rigor

un estado ocasionado por la escasez de dinero y la escasez de crédito

🇮🇹Italian

rigore

uno stato causato dalla scarsità di denaro e dalla carenza di credito

🇳🇱Dutch

strengheid

een staat die wordt veroorzaakt door geldschaarste en een tekort aan krediet

🇵🇹Portuguese

rigor

um estado ocasionado pela escassez de dinheiro e pela escassez de crédito

🇷🇺Russian

строгость

состояние, вызванное нехваткой денег и нехваткой кредитов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभाव

धन की कमी और ऋण की कमी से उत्पन्न स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোরতা

অর্থের ঘাটতি এবং ঋণের ঘাটতি দ্বারা উদ্ভূত একটি রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுக்கம்

பணப் பற்றாக்குறை மற்றும் கடன் பற்றாக்குறையால் ஏற்படும் ஒரு மாநிலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినత

డబ్బు కొరత మరియు క్రెడిట్ కొరత కారణంగా ఏర్పడిన రాష్ట్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

कडकपणा

पैशाची टंचाई आणि कर्जाच्या कमतरतेमुळे उद्भवलेले राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

કડકતા

નાણાંની અછત અને ધિરાણની અછતને કારણે રાજ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಗಿತ

ಹಣದ ಕೊರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಲದ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കർശനത

പണത്തിൻ്റെ ദൗർലഭ്യവും വായ്പാ ദൗർലഭ്യവും നേരിടുന്ന ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤੀ

ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਕਾਰਨ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی

پیسے کی کمی اور کریڈٹ کی کمی کی وجہ سے ایک ریاست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严格性

因货币稀缺和信贷短缺而造成的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

厳格さ

お金の不足と信用の不足によって引き起こされる状態

🇰🇷Korean

엄중

돈이 부족하고 신용이 부족한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nghiêm ngặt

một trạng thái do khan hiếm tiền và thiếu tín dụng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้มงวด

รัฐที่เกิดจากความขาดแคลนเงินและการขาดแคลนสินเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keketatan

keadaan yang disebabkan oleh kelangkaan uang dan kekurangan kredit

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mahigpit

isang estado na sanhi ng kakapusan sa pera at kakulangan sa kredito

🇲🇾Malay

ketegasan

negeri yang disebabkan oleh kekurangan wang dan kekurangan kredit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرامة

حالة ناجمة عن ندرة المال ونقص الائتمان

🇮🇷Persian

سختگیری

وضعیتی که ناشی از کمبود پول و کمبود اعتبار است

🇹🇷Turkish

katılık

para kıtlığı ve kredi sıkıntısından kaynaklanan bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּמרָה

מדינה הנובעת ממחסור בכסף ומחסור באשראי

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