Definition of "stringency" []

• A rigorous imposition of standards (noun)
• A tightness or constriction (noun)
• A scarcity of money or credit (noun)

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• "Again I stress that the fundamental cause of the present credit stringency is the rapid expansion of the Canadian economy, and that the only sound way to relieve this pressure and to maintain a sustained rate of growth in keeping with our expanding population and our rich resources is to increase our total supply of capital."
• "About this time Mr. Ward's views of religious duty deepened in stringency and in gloom."
• "There’s a lot of web content, be it blogs or Twitter or Facebook updates, emanating directly from wine sellers and marketers that might fall under this increased stringency from the FTC."