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- Dictionarystrait·ened/ˈstrātnd/
adjective
- 1. characterized by poverty: "they lived in straitened circumstances"
- 2. restricted in range or scope: "their straitened horizons"
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Straitened means difficult because of less money or resources. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
- English (US)
STRAITENED meaning: 1. A straitened situation is difficult...
- Znaczenie Straitened, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
straitened definicja: 1. A straitened situation is difficult...
- Straining
STRAINING definition: 1. present participle of strain 2. to...
- Straitened in Traditional Chinese
STRAITENED translate: 拮据的，窘迫的;經濟狀況惡化的. Learn more in the...
- Straitened in Simplified Chinese
STRAITENED translate: 拮据的，窘迫的;经济状况恶化的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Straiten is a verb that means to make strait or narrow, or to confine or restrict in some way. It can also mean to subject to distress or deficiency in straitened circumstances.
Straitened definition: characterized by financial difficulty or limited means. See examples of STRAITENED used in a sentence.
Straitened means affected by financial difficulties or restrictions. It is an archaic word that can also mean to make narrow or confine. See translations, pronunciation and examples of straitened.
Straitened means having less money or resources than before, especially in a difficult situation. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from various sources and translations.
verb (used with object) to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: His obligations had straitened him. to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc: Poverty straitens one's way of living. Archaic.
To straiten is to restrict financially, the way having your rent increase can straiten your circumstances if your salary stays the same. The verb straiten is an old-fashioned one, but it's one way to describe a situation that's been diminished or constrained, usually because of money problems.
