straitened

[US]/'streitnd/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. experiencing financial hardship or limited resources; characterized by poverty or financial difficulties

straitened circumstances

straitened budget

straitened resources

He is straitened for want of money.

they lived in straitened circumstances.

He was a writer living in straitened circumstances.

straitened circumstances call for creative solutions

living in straitened circumstances

straitened circumstances force people to make tough decisions

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