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credit crunch

credit crunch noun: a period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain.

Noun

credit crunch (plural credit crunches)

  1. A period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain.

Forms of credit crunch

pluralcredit crunches

Words formed from credit crunch

Questions about credit crunch

What does credit crunch mean?
Credit crunch means a period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain.
What part of speech is credit crunch?
Credit crunch is a noun.
What is the plural of credit crunch?
The plural of credit crunch is credit crunches.

Words near credit crunch in the dictionary

  1. credit card terminal
  2. credit card terminals
  3. credit cards
  4. credit cookie
  5. credit cookies
  6. credit crunch
  7. credit crunched
  8. credit crunches
  9. credit default option
  10. credit default options
  11. credit default swap

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