austerity 1942, NHS

The deficits revealed this week - of £2.4bn - are an underestimate and that Trusts are dealing with debts of £3bn because during the austerity years, there had been no growth in investment in the NHS.


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NHS 

Pronunciation: /ɛneɪtʃˈɛs/ 

ABBREVIATION

(In the UK) National Health Service.

austerity

Pronunciation: /ɒˈstɛrɪti/  

 /ɔːˈstɛrɪti/  

NOUN (plural austerities)

[MASS NOUN]

1Sternness or severity of manner or attitude:he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism

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1.1Plainness and simplicity in appearance:the room was decorated with a restraint bordering on austerity

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1.2[COUNT NOUN] (usually austerities) A feature of an austere way of life:his uncle’s austerities had undermined his health

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2Difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure:  1942the country was subjected to acute economic austerity[COUNT NOUN]: (austerities) the austerities of post-war London

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Origin

Late Middle English: from French austérité, from Latin austeritas, from austerus 'severe' (seeaustere).