adjectivewhich is controlled, which does not allow any movement ExamplesThe manager has a very tight schedule today - she cannot fit in any more appointments. • Expenses are kept under tight control."...mortgage money is becoming tighter" [Times]"...a tight monetary policy by the central bank has pushed up interest rates and drawn discretionary funds into bank deposits" [Far Eastern Economic Review]"...the UK economy is at the uncomfortable stage in the cycle where the two years of tight money are having the desired effect on demand" [Sunday Times] which is controlled, which does not allow any movement