rein in
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To stop or slow something, by exercising control.
Example Sentences
- "The government has no other option than to rein in public spending."
- "“As you are well aware, over the last few months we’ve made a considerable effort to rein in costs, but it simply hasn’t been enough,” Daniel Ek, Spotify’s chief executive, said in a note to employees on Monday."