credit crunch

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

credit crunch (plural credit crunches)

(economics, finance) A period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain.

Derived terms[edit]

credit-crunched

Translations[edit]

period of difficulty in obtaining credit

Finnish: luottolama
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kredittskvis m, kredittilstamming m or f
Swedish: kreditåtstramning c

Further reading[edit]

credit crunch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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