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tightening; firming up; toning
The act of making something tighter, firmer, or more disciplined. Used for physical toning (body), financial austerity (budgets), and figurative tightening (discipline, security).
金融引き締めが続いている。
Monetary tightening continues.
夏に向けて体の引き締めを始めた。
I started toning my body for summer.
不祥事を受けて、社内の規律引き締めが図られた。
Following the scandal, efforts were made to tighten discipline within the company.
The noun form of 引き締める (to tighten, to firm up). Used across a wide range of contexts — from economics and policy to fitness and personal discipline.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 金融引き締め — monetary tightening
- 財政引き締め — fiscal austerity
- 体の引き締め — body toning, firming up
- 規律の引き締め — tightening of discipline
- 引き締め策 — austerity measures
USAGE:
In economic news, 引き締め typically refers to central bank policies that restrict money supply (raising interest rates, reducing lending). In fitness and beauty contexts, it refers to toning muscles or firming skin. In organizational contexts, it means enforcing stricter discipline.
RELATED TERMS:
- 引き締める — to tighten (the verb form)
- 緩和 — easing, relaxation; the antonym in economic policy
- 締め付け — crackdown, restriction; harsher connotation