Tighten vs Retightened - What's the difference?
tighten | retightened |
To make tighter.
* Fawkes
To become tighter.
(economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
(economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
As verbs the difference between tighten and retightened
is that tighten is to make tighter while retightened is (retighten).tighten
English
Verb
(en verb)- Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- Just where I please, with tightened rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.
- That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.