the squeeze

noun

informal

: a situation that causes feelings of stress and pressure

We are really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.

The government is putting the squeeze on tax evaders.

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Thousands of homeowners have protested the squeeze on rooftop solar during public meetings over the decade. —

Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025 Those who downplay the value of sanctions as a bargaining chip also argue that Western nations did not go far enough or respond fast enough to changing conditions to tighten the squeeze on Russia. —

Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 Small business owners feeling the squeeze of inflation are leaning on their communities in difficult economic times. —

Emily Hamilton, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 While encryption impacts storage efficiencies (for example, deduplication and compression), the juice is worth the squeeze. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the squeeze