| Main Entry: | budget crunch2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a situation in which the legislative and the executive branches in a presidential system are deadlocked and unable to pass a budget |
| Usage: | informal |
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budget squeeze
and budget crunch
- n.
a situation where there is not enough money in the budget. : Facing another budget squeeze, the legislators were forced to put off their pay increase. , If it wasn't for the budget crunch, I'd get a good raise this year.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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