Associations to the word «Austerity»
Noun
- Imf
- Penance
- Fasting
- Package
- Indra
- Rishi
- Recession
- Brahma
- Privatization
- Practise
- Cistercian
- Siva
- Deficit
- Veda
- Measure
- Observance
- Arjuna
- Karma
- Rigor
- Spending
- Chastity
- Brahman
- Abstinence
- Greece
- Simplicity
- Shiva
- Meditation
- Gdp
- Hermit
- Inflation
- Sanctity
- Dharma
- Unemployment
- Vow
- Debt
- Piety
- Cut
- Seclusion
- Hike
- Purity
- Hermitage
- Protest
- Crisis
- Defi
- Pomp
- Budget
- Devotion
- Benedictine
- Bargaining
- Yoga
- Perseverance
- Lent
- Cato
- Mantra
- Celestial
- Anti
- Hardship
- Manu
- Monk
- Buddha
- Devotee
- Luxury
- Creditor
- Enlightenment
- Sage
- Expenditure
- Severity
Adjective
Wiktionary
AUSTERITY, noun. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
AUSTERITY, noun. Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
AUSTERITY, noun. (economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
AUSTERITY, noun. (obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
Dictionary definition
AUSTERITY, noun. The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures).
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