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No; here it means "an extremely limited supply", or "a small supply". You will find the word "tight" used this way much more commonly with money ... Forums Dictionarysearch:  English-Spanish English-French English-Italian English-German English-Dutch English-Russian English-Portuguese English-Polish English-Romanian English-Swedish English-Czech English-Greek English-Turkish English-Chinese English-Japanese English-Korean English-Arabic Spanish-English French-English Italian-English German-English Dutch-English Russian-English Portuguese-English Polish-English Romanian-English Swedish-English Czech-English Greek-English Turkish-English Chinese-English Japanese-English Korean-English Arabic-English Spanish-French Spanish-Portuguese Spanish-Catalan French-Spanish Portuguese-Spanish Englishdefinition Englishsynonyms Englishcollocations Englishusage Italiandefinition Spanishdefinition Spanishsynonyms Catalandefinition Spanish French Italian Login Register What'snew Search Rules/Help/FAQ Members InterfaceLanguage Menu Login Register Installtheapp Install EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Youareusinganoutofdatebrowser.Itmaynotdisplaythisorotherwebsitescorrectly.Youshouldupgradeoruseanalternativebrowser. tightsupply Threadstarter Persis Startdate Aug17,2011 P Persis SeniorMember Persian Hifriends, Couldyouhelpmewiththedefinitionof"tightsupply"inthefollowingcontext? Iguess"ahighsupply",amIright? It'sthebesttimeinyearstosellyourcar. Peopleareholdingontocarsandtrucksforaboutayearlongerthantheydidbeforetherecession,whichhascreatedatightsupplyofusedvehicles.Sofewareonthemarketthatpriceshaverisentotheirhighestinatleast16years. Dealersarepayinganaverageof$11,660forausedcarortruck,upalmost30percentsinceDecember2008. Readmore:http://www.stltoday.com/business/lo...d44-55ba-8fd1-c71e5ef86de4.html#ixzz1VEtn8DLB ​   GreenWhiteBlue Banned TheCityofNewYork USA-English No;hereitmeans"anextremelylimitedsupply",or"asmallsupply".Youwillfindtheword"tight"usedthiswaymuchmorecommonlywithmoneythanwiththings;ifyousaythatmoneyis"tight",youmeanthereislittlemoneyavailable. WhenIwasyoung,myfamilywaspoor.Becausemoneywastight,weneverwastedanything.   T Teiresias Member NearHouston,Texas English--American,NorthCentral Ihaveanauntwhomwedescribeas"tight,"andbythatwemeansheisstingy(parsimonious)withmoney.Ihaveanunclewhoisfrequently"tight"andbythatidiomImeanheisoftentoofondofalcoholicdrink.   GreenWhiteBlue Banned TheCityofNewYork USA-English Teiresiassaid: Ihaveanauntwhomwedescribeas"tight,"andbythatwemeansheisstingy(parsimonious)withmoney.Ihaveanunclewhoisfrequently"tight"andbythatidiomImeanheisoftentoofondofalcoholicdrink. Clicktoexpand... That'snice.Icanalsogiveyouexamplesofoccasionswhenmyshoelacesormynecktiewere"tight",whichmeanstheywereoverlyconfining.Ifailtosee,though,howanyofthese--yourniggardlyaunt,yoursottishuncle,ormyshoelacesandneckties--helpelucidatethemeaningof"tight"asdescribedinthefirstpost,andasconsideredfurtherinthesecond.   T Teiresias Member NearHouston,Texas English--American,NorthCentral Allareexpansiveidiomaticandmetaphoricusesof"tight":beingstingydoes,itseemstome,suggestasimilarmetaphoricconstrictionandlimitationofmoneyinitsmeaning.Iamnotsurehowinebriationand"tightness"arerelated.Perhapsbeing"tight"suggestsaconstrictioninmannerofmovement,overcompensationincontrol,the"tipsy"person(thereisanobviousmotionmetaphor)tryingtomaintaincontrolwhileintoxicated.HaveyoureadthebookMETAPHORSWELIVEBY?Thebooksuggestsourthoughtsareshapedbybodymovementmetaphors,whichtheauthorsclaimaredeeperthanlanguage.   PaulQ SeniorMember UK English-England Teiresiassaid: Iamnotsurehowinebriationand"tightness"arerelated. Clicktoexpand... Itisfromthephrase,"astightasatick."Thetickisswollentoburstingpointwithblood-the'tight'personislikewisefilledtocapacitywithalcohol.   P Parla MemberEmeritus NewYorkCity English-US Theotherirrelevantcommentsaside,GWB'sreplyinpost#2istheoneyou'relookingfor:Thenewsreportyouquoteissayingthatusedcarsandtrucksareintightsupply,meaningthatthesupply(ofusedvehiclesavailabletobuy)islow.Thatis,ifyouareseekingtobuyasecondhandcarortruck,youwillnothavemanytochoosefrom.Thereasonisthatpeoplearen'tbuyingasmanynewcarsasusual,sotheyarekeepingtheiroldones.Asthereportpointsout,ifyouareoneofthosewhowanttosellyouoldcar,though,youcanprobablygetanunusuallyhighamountforit,sincedealersinusedcarsareeagertogetmoreofthemtosell.   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top