belt-tightening vs curtailment

belt-tightening

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

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

curtailment

noun
  • The act of curtailing. 

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