Tightening

Verb

1. Present participle of tighten

Full definition of tightening

Noun

1. The act or process of making more tight.
• 2007, September 28, Steven R. Weisman, I.M.F. Faces a Question of Identity, There are lingering feelings among some board members, especially in the developing world, that the fund joined with the United States and other wealthy countries in demanding overly austere budget cuts and other fiscal tightenings for the countries that were bailed out in the previous decade.