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Meaning of hard-pressed in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhɑrd ˈˌprɛst/
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Classifying Adjective
hard-pressed
Definitions
1.
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
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 paymen »
Synonyms
troubled