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belt [belt]
1. a strip of leather, canvas, or webbing that is worn around the waist.
2. to restrict by placing a circular binding around an area.
belt
Epidemiology A popular term for any broad geographical region with an ↑ incidence of a particular disease. See AIDS belt, Asian esophageal cancer belt, Cancer seat, Goiter belt, Lymphoma belt, Stroke belt Public health See Seat belt.
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This is still a year to tighten belts and to not take on any new contracts unless necessary.
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This, when we are all told to tighten belts, and cuts will be inevitable.
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