(transitive) To make tighter. / (intransitive) To become tighter. / (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain. / (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

present participle of tighten

The act or process of making more tight.

simple past tense and past participle of tighten

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tighten

plural of tightener

Something used to tighten. / (UK, slang, archaic) A large meal; a feast or blowout.

plural of tightening

Able to be tightened.

(informal) A reduction in expenditure as a result of financial restrictions