credit crunch

English

Noun

credit crunch (plural credit crunches)

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

Derived terms

credit-crunched

Translations

period of difficulty in obtaining credit

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

Further reading

credit crunch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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