HyperDic: credit_crunch

English > 1 sense of the expression credit crunch:
NOUNstatecredit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeezea state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
English > credit crunch: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high.
Synonymsliquidity crisis, squeeze
Broaderfinancial conditionThe condition of (corporate or personal) finances

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