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n. A rigorous imposition of standards

n. A tightness or constriction

n. A scarcity of money or credit

n. The quality or state of being stringent.

n. Stringent character or condition.

n. conscientious attention to rules and details

n. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

"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."

painstakingness    conscientiousness    deficiency    lack    want   

contingency   

incompassion    implacability    rigour    strictness    divergency