HARD-PRESSED as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
   Synonym(s)
   • distressed (what does distressed mean?)
   • hard put (what does hard put mean?)
   • in a bad way(p) (what does in a bad way(p) mean?)
   • in trouble(p) (what does in trouble(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the troubled car industry
   • distressed companies need loans and technical advice
   • financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
   • we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymen
   Similar To
   • troubled (what does troubled mean?)