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Austerity
/ɔˈstɛɹɪti/
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
📖 Definitions of "Austerity"
noun
- 1
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
- 2
Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
- 3
A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
- 4
Sourness and harshness to the taste.
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