Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

► 'tightening noun [u; sing.] (a) tightening (up) of sth: a tightening of safety standards П7Г7П tighten your 'belt to spend less money because there is less available: With price increases on most goods, everyone is having to tighten their belt. -) belt-tightening -> idiom at purse

Jilii'l .tighten up (on sth) to become stricter or more careful: steps to tighten up on tax evasion

.tight 'money noun [u] (,Economics) a situation when money is difficult to borrow and can only be borrowed at a high rate of interest: Many small firms are feeling the impact of tight money and are being forced out of business. isynj dear money

.tight money policynoun [c,u] {Economics) a government policy of raising interest rates in order to make it more expensive to borrow money and so reduce the level of spending

|syn| dear money policy

tightrope /'taitraop; AmE -roup/ noun [C, usually sing.]

a situation that involves a lot of difficulty and risk: When setting prices, we are walking a tightrope between not making enough profit or not making enough sales.

TIL /,ti: ai 'el / = time in lieu

tillI til/ noun [C]

(BrE) a machine used in shop/stores, restaurants, etc. that has a drawer for keeping money in, and that shows and records the amount of money received for each thing that is sold Isyni cash register—Picture at store

(BrE) the place where you pay for the things that you are buying in a large shop/store: Please pay at the till, о a long queue at the till [syn] checkout

(especially AmE) the drawer where the money is put in a cash register

-> idiom at catch verb

timber /'timba(r)/ noun [u]

trees that are grown to be used in building or for making things: the timber industry

(especially BrE) (AmE usually 'lumber) wood that is prepared for use in building, etc: a timber merchant (= a company that sells timber)

time /taim/ noun, verb • noun

see also: closing time, comp cycle dead double drive dwell etc.

a time [sing ] a period of time, either long or short, during which you do sth or sth happens: It would take a long time to redesign the layout.

[c] an occasion when you do sth or sth happens: How many times have you visited the factory? о This is the first time that I've been to London.