austerity

About 1.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
2. noun Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
3. noun A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
4. noun Sourness and harshness to the taste.

Similar words

nonindulgence asceticism stringency strictness rigour rigor firmness moderation severity thoroughness

Often followed by

of and measures in program is was which that

Word family

austerities austerity measures