AUSTERITIES
- Difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce a budget deficit, esp. by reducing public expenditure
- AUSTERITY, the quality of being austere (grave in disposition or appearance) [n]
- Sternness or severity of manner or attitude
- Extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance
- Conditions characterized by severity, sternness, or asceticism
- AUSTERITY, the quality of being austere [n]