STRINGENCY

strictness, stringency

(noun) conscientious attention to rules and details

stringency, tightness

(noun) a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

stringency (countable and uncountable, plural stringencies)

A rigorous imposition of standards.

A tightness or constriction.

A scarcity of money or credit.

Source: Wiktionary


Strin"gen*cy, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being stringent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 June 2025

EXECUTION

(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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