HyperDic: credit_crunch

English > 1 sense of the expression *credit crunch*:
NOUN	state	credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze	a 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
Meaning	A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high.
Synonyms	liquidity crisis, squeeze
Broader	financial condition	The condition of (corporate or personal) finances