the control of credit facilities as an instrument of economic policy, associated with restrictions on bank loans and overdrafts, raised interest rates, etc
credit squeeze in American English
noun
a restraint or limitation of credit
Word origin
[1950–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, International Gothic, allograph, hot line, point-of-sale
Examples of 'credit squeeze' in a sentence
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He said that the credit squeeze had entered 'a new and difficult phase'.
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We think it's a direct result of the credit squeeze.
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Concern over the credit squeeze has not held back the sale timetable.
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Only now is the credit squeeze going to be fully felt.
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The credit squeeze made it harder to raise money from the wholesale money markets.
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But that market is bearing the brunt of the global credit squeeze.
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The credit squeeze is painful and going to get worse.
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Interbank rates are grabbing headlines because of a 'credit squeeze' in money markets.
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Since the credit squeeze, the number of people renting has soared.