belt-tightening vs chintzy

belt-tightening

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

noun
  • A reduction in expenditure, often as a result of financial restrictions. 

chintzy

adj
  • Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy. 

  • Of or decorated with chintz. 

  • Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky. 

How often have the words belt-tightening and chintzy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )