squeeze
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5.5
- noun
- /skwiːz/
- And too many families are still feeling the squeeze almost a decade after the crash.
- credit squeeze
- put the squeeze on
- a squeeze on profits
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Watch on YouTubeThus, the gamma squeeze argument holds no water.
- Thus, the gamma squeeze argument holds no water.
- OK, so back in January, I made a video on the short squeeze happening with GameStop.
- They'd hoped that the huge profits from the short squeeze could have been used to pay their broker.
- But yeah, folks, the SEC here saying not a squeeze.
- And if we can go back and not go back, it's just such squeeze on my parents.
Examples
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"There was a big squeeze on companies," Runiewicz added.
Academic text (2012) -
Many businesses are struggling due to the current squeeze on their financial resources.
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There was a cash flow squeeze.
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Concerns over tuition squeeze are, in fact, evident.
Academic text (2006) -
The continuing credit squeeze has created an unexpected new speed bump in America's road to a secure energy future.
Academic text (2010) -
This is less than is needed just to stand still and after the longest funding squeeze in history, A&E waits are their worst ever.
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Such a tactic to save money is a common "knee jerk" reaction to the impending financial squeeze in many school districts.
Academic text (2010) -
The ongoing economic crisis has led to a significant squeeze on public services.
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During the recession, families felt the squeeze as they tried to make ends meet.
Synonyms
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6.0
A situation when there is not enough time or money
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4.5
A time when people have little money and life is hard
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2.9
A situation with only a little money to spend
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4.5
A time when banks make loans harder to get because they have little money
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4.0
A limit on how much money you can spend
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7.5
A time when banks lend less and interest rates are high
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7.3
A time when people, banks, and businesses cannot get cash or loans quickly
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6.4
A situation where money or credit is hard to get
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8.7
A time when money and loans are hard to get
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Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
7.5
A baseball play where a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts
- Jargon
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9.1
A baseball play where the runner on third base runs home as the batter lightly hits the ball
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6.3
A box-shaped instrument with bellows that you press to make music, like an accordion
- Jargon
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8.4
A play where a runner on third waits for a successful bunt before running home
- Jargon
A baseball play where a runner on third base waits for a bunt then runs home to avoid being out
- Jargon
A risky baseball play where the runner on third base runs home while the batter bunts
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Etymology
Squeeze comes from an old German word meaning 'press', and that image of pressure explains the modern noun use: a 'squeeze' is a time of tight financial or other pressure when things are hard to manage.