belt-tightening vs rundown

belt-tightening

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

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

rundown

noun
  • A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet. 

  • A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings. 

  • A rough outline of a topic or situation. 

  • A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc. 

  • A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out. 

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