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Credit squeeze

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credit crunchnoun(economics, finance) A period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain.
money squeezingnoun(derogatory) Synonym of debt collection.
squeezenounAn instance of squeezing.
straitened timesnounPeriods of austerity or economic slowdown.
tight moneynoun(economics) A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.
panicnoun(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
short squeezenoun(finance) A rapid increase in the price of a stock caused primarily by technical factors in the market rather than underlying fundamentals.
cash limitnounA limit set to curb spending, such as an allowance or a limit on the amount of money that can be withdrawn
eurocrisisnounThe European debt crisis.
financial crisisnounAn episode of sharp instability in the global or a local financial system in which financial assets lose a significant proportion of their value, often caused by the bursting of an economic bubble.
belt-tighteningnoun(informal) A reduction in expenditure, often as a result of financial restrictions.
economic crisisnounA crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.
scissors crisisnoun(economics) An economic crisis caused by price scissors, that is, an unfavourable divergence in the prices paid by a particular group or country for products that it needs as against the prices of the products that it produces.
underconsumptionnoun(economics) Insufficient consumption (for financial stability).
bank holidaynoun(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.
creditismnoun(economics, uncountable) A socio-economic system associated with capitalism but distinguished from it due to wealth being loaned out rather than being invested.
cash cardnoun(finance) Synonym of debit card.
drawdownnounThe act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
freezenounA period of intensely cold weather.
credit balancenoun(banking, finance) The amount of money in an account held by a financial institution.

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