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1. | [ adjective ] facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty | |
Synonyms: | hard_put distressed in_trouble in_a_bad_way | |
Examples: | "the troubled car industry" "distressed companies need loans and technical advice" "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices" "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payme |
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Related terms: | troubled | |
2. | [ adjective ] facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty | |
Synonyms: | hard_put distressed in_trouble in_a_bad_way | |
Examples: | "the troubled car industry" "distressed companies need loans and technical advice" "financially hard-pressed hotels are lowering their prices" "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment" |
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Related terms: | troubled | |