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credit-crunched

credit-crunched adjective: affected by a credit crunch; constrained in spending.

Adjective

credit-crunched (comparative more credit-crunched, superlative most credit-crunched)

  1. (informal) Affected by a credit crunch; constrained in spending.
    • "I am still credit crunched, although I managed not to get ripped off by bankers," said rock singer Danny Peyronel, who lives in the South of France.2010 January 8, Elena Moya, “London International Boat Show feels ill wind from credit crunch”, in The Guardian
    • In these credit-crunched times, no one can afford a single inaccuracy that could lower a credit score.2010, Suze Orman, Suze Orman's Action Plan: New Rules for New Times, Random House, →ISBN, page 39

Forms of credit-crunched

comparativemore credit-crunched
superlativemost credit-crunched
alternative formcredit crunched

Origin of credit-crunched

From credit crunch + -ed.

Questions about credit-crunched

What does credit-crunched mean?
Credit-crunched means affected by a credit crunch; constrained in spending.
What part of speech is credit-crunched?
Credit-crunched is an adjective.

Words near credit-crunched in the dictionary

  1. credit where credit's due
  2. credit whore
  3. credit whores
  4. credit-card slot
  5. credit-card slots
  6. credit-crunched
  7. credit-deposit ratio
  8. credit-deposit ratios
  9. credit-linked note
  10. credit-linked notes
  11. credit-worthy

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