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CREDIT CRUNCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
Synonyms:
credit crunch; liquidity crisis; squeeze
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("credit crunch" is a kind of...):
financial condition (the condition of (corporate or personal) finances)
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