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Meaning of hard-pressed in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɑrd ˈˌprɛst/

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  1. 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

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