Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
Similar
liquidity crisissqueeze
Broader
financial condition
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish luottolama
- luottolamaperiod of difficulty in obtaining credit
French resserrement de crédit
- resserrement de créditperiod of difficulty in obtaining credit
Norwegian Bokmål kredittskvis, kredittilstamming
- kredittskvisperiod of difficulty in obtaining credit
- kredittilstammingperiod of difficulty in obtaining credit
Polish nadmierne ograniczenie podaży kredytu
- nadmierne ograniczenie podaży kredytuperiod of difficulty in obtaining credit
Swedish kreditåtstramning
- kreditåtstramningperiod of difficulty in obtaining credit
Cite this entry
APA
credit crunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20crunch
MLA
“credit crunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20crunch. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “credit crunch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20crunch.
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