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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries신용 경색
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sin-yong gyeong-saek
"신용 경색으로 인해 기업들이 자금 조달에 어려움을 겪고 있다."
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2 senses- 1
A sudden reduction in the general availability of loans or a strict tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks.
"Many small businesses struggled to survive the severe credit crunch triggered by the banking crisis." - 2
A sharp increase in the cost of obtaining credit due to a scarcity of loanable funds in the financial markets.
"Homebuyers faced soaring interest rates as the credit crunch took full effect across the mortgage sector."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'credit' from Latin 'creditum' (something entrusted to another, a loan) via Italian 'credito', and 'crunch', an imitative English word originating in the 18th century meaning a crushing noise or, by extension, a critical situation or severe shortage. The compound phrase gained prominent economic usage in the late 20th century to describe sudden reductions in the availability of loans.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Credit crunch" is said worldwide
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crise du crédit
Transliteration: kriz dy kʁe.di
"La crise du crédit a rendu l'emprunt beaucoup plus difficile pour les entreprises."
Kreditklemme
Transliteration: kʁeˈdiːtˌklɛmə
"Die Kreditklemme traf den Mittelstand besonders hart."
stretta creditizia
Transliteration: /ˈstrɛt.ta kreˈdi.t͜tsja/
"Lo strozzimismo bancario ha strozzato la liquidità delle piccole imprese."
crisis crediticia
Transliteration: ˈkɾisis kɾediˈtiθja
"La crisis crediticia afectó severamente el mercado inmobiliario."
escassez de crédito
Transliteration: iʃkaˈses dɨ ˈkɾeditu
"A escassez de crédito dificultou novos investimentos."
ऋण संकुचन
Transliteration: rṇ saṅkucan
"ऋण संकुचन के कारण उद्योगों को पूंजी मिलना कठिन हो गया।"
信贷紧缩
Transliteration: xìndài jǐnsuō
"信贷紧缩给中小企业带来了巨大的资金压力。"
신용 경색
Transliteration: sin-yong gyeong-saek
"신용 경색으로 인해 기업들이 자금 조달에 어려움을 겪고 있다."
信用収縮
Transliteration: shinyō shūshuku
"信用収縮が経済全体の成長を鈍らせた。"
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