cheap money
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- In addition, holding interest rates at below market-clearing levels will result in excess demand for cheap money, which will in turn necessitate state rationing of the limited supply.
- access to cheap money
- get cheap money
- cheap money policies
Well, you know, there is a lot of cheap money that's sloshing around thanks to the Fed.
- Well, you know, there is a lot of cheap money that's sloshing around thanks to the Fed.
- This was simply once again, cheap money chasing housing given to people that couldn't afford it in the first place.
- It's money that the problem is they need that cheap money to continue to go on and on and on, and they need the government to continue to provide it.
Examples
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Investors often take advantage of cheap money to expand their portfolios without incurring large debts.
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During much of the 1960s and 1970s, Hong Kong was able to benefit from relatively cheap money as capital from all over Asia flowed into Hong Kong.
Academic text (1990) -
Too much cheap money chasing too few stocks, houses, and now oil.
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Certainly they could hire someone out of college for cheap money and train them, but once they get experience they'll leave for a better deal.
Blog text (17) -
The Fed's trying to do its part by greasing the economy with cheap money.
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Well, you know, there is a lot of cheap money that's sloshing around thanks to the Fed.
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I find this trading action important because financials were previously the prime beneficiaries of the cheap money trade.
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Banks have paid back the loans with interest, but the cheap money they were lent allowed them to reap billions in profits.
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Many businesses thrive during periods of cheap money because they can borrow at lower interest rates.
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The government's decision to implement cheap money policies encouraged more people to take out loans for homes.
Synonyms
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A time when loans are easy to get because interest rates are low
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally predictable: 'cheap' (low cost) modifies 'money', so it denotes money that is inexpensive to obtain (e.g., credit at low interest). This straightforward adjective+noun combination follows normal semantic composition and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The noun cheap money comes from the image of money being cheap, like a low-priced item in a shop. When banks offer loans at very low interest, borrowing feels inexpensive, so the phrase means 'cheap to borrow'.