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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaperto financeiro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-per-tu fi-nan-say-ru
"O aperto financeiro obriga muitos a cortarem gastos supérfluos."
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2 senses- 1
A state of economic pressure caused by rising costs of living and stagnant or falling incomes, leaving individuals or households with little discretionary spending.
"Many middle-class families are feeling the financial squeeze due to soaring inflation and housing costs." - 2
A tight constraint on liquidity or capital affecting businesses or governments, forcing cuts in operational expenditure.
"The corporate sector experienced a severe financial squeeze following the tightening of credit markets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'financial', originating from late Middle English via Old French 'financ' (from Medieval Latin 'finantia', meaning settlement or cash), with 'squeeze', of uncertain Germanic origin first recorded in Middle English meaning to press tightly. Together, the compound phrase gained prominent currency in modern economic journalism during the late 20th and early 21st centuries to describe periods of acute monetary pressure on households or businesses.
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pression financière
Transliteration: pression fi-nã-syɛr
"De nombreux ménages subissent une forte pression financière cette année."
finanzieller Druck
Transliteration: finantsيɛlɐ drʊk
"Viele Familien spüren einen starken finanziellen Druck."
stretta finanziaria
Transliteration: stretta fi-nan-tsja-ria
"La stretta finanziaria sta colpendo soprattutto i lavoratori a basso reddito."
apretón financiero
Transliteration: a-pre-ton fi-nan-the-ro
"El apretón financiero afecta el consumo diario de las familias."
aperto financeiro
Transliteration: a-per-tu fi-nan-say-ru
"O aperto financeiro obriga muitos a cortarem gastos supérfluos."
आर्थिक तंगी
Transliteration: aarthik tangi
"महंगाई के कारण आम आदमी आर्थिक तंगी से गुजर रहा है।"
财务紧缩
Transliteration: cái wù jǐn suō
"通货膨胀给普通家庭带来了巨大的财务紧缩感。"
재정적 압박
Transliteration: jae-jeong-jeok ap-bak
"고물가로 인해 가계의 재정적 압박이 심해지고 있다."
家計の圧迫
Transliteration: kakei no appaku
"物価高騰が続き、多くの家庭が家計の圧迫を感じている。"
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