Monday, February 20, 2012

Word #4

Austerity

Successive rounds of austerity measures, demanded by Greece's international creditors have failed to restore growth and have provoked clashes between protesters and police.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17092964


Noun: difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce a budget deficit, esp. by reducing public expenditure

Governments around the globe are creating Austerity measures, so they don't end up like Greece.

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