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stringency

[ strin-juhn-see ]

noun

, plural strin·gen·cies.
  1. stringent character or condition:

    the stringency of poverty.

  2. strictness; closeness; rigor:

    the stringency of school discipline.

  3. tightness; straitness:

    stringency in the money market.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of stringency1

First recorded in 1835–45; string(ent) + -ency
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Example Sentences

Talk of “guns” and “cold steel” replaced arguments based upon economic conditions and the stringency of the “bonds of Empire.”

At the start there were ample troops, ample equipment, and no financial stringency.

I presume this cannot be fairly disposed of by suggesting that there has been some aggravated occasion for such stringency.

After a time I gathered that she suspected financial stringency as the cause, and I tried to set her mind at rest.

The first year of Mr. Buchanan's administration was marked by a severe and widespread financial stringency.

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