belt-tightening vs receding

belt-tightening

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

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

receding

adj
  • That recedes. 

  • Going or moving back or further away from a previous position; gradually diminishing. 

noun
  • The action of something that recedes. 

  • A recessed part. 

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