credit squeeze

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noun
  1. a restraint or limitation of credit.

Origin of credit squeeze

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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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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