HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › straitened circumstances
← Back to search

Meaning of straitened circumstances | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Reduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“They had been living in straitened circumstances after John was made redundant.”
“The throne speech’s relative timidity is a reflection of the government’s straitened financial circumstances.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

straitened times Straitening Straitens straithandedness Straitjacket straitjacketing

Learn this word in context

See straitened circumstances used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free