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credit squeeze

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noun
  1. a restraint or limitation of credit.
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Origin of credit squeeze

First recorded in 1950–55
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Related Words

restraint, price-fixing, valorization
British Dictionary definitions for credit squeeze

credit squeeze

noun
  1. the control of credit facilities as an instrument of economic policy, associated with restrictions on bank loans and overdrafts, raised interest rates, etc
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