austerity

US /ˈɑː.ster.ə.t̬i/
UK /ˈɑː.ster.ə.t̬i/
1.

sự khắc khổ

the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this:

:
The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.