downhold

American  

[doun-hohld] / ˈdaʊnˌhoʊld /

noun

1. the act of keeping spending, expenses, losses, inflation, etc., as low as possible or advisable.

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Etymology

Origin of downhold

down ¹ + hold ¹

Example Sentences

So far, the tourist downhold has been about as successful as Prohibition.

From Time Magazine Archive

What they originally proposed was a tax surcharge only; for them, the spending downhold that Congress insisted on came as a jolt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead of curtailing their foreign investments as a result of President Johnson's call for a "voluntary" downhold on dollar outflow, American business men are expanding faster than ever overseas.

From Time Magazine Archive