cheap — /tʃip / (say cheep) adjective 1. of a relatively low price; at a bargain. 2. costing little labour or trouble. 3. charging low prices: a very cheap shop. 4. of poor quality: that material is cheap and nasty. 5. obtainable at a low rate of… …
cheap money — ➔ money * * * cheap money UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE money that can be borrowed at a low rate of interest: »The boom was fueled in large part by cheap money and easy credit. → Compare DEAR MONEY(Cf. ↑ … Financial and business terms
Cheap Money — A loan or credit with a low interest rate, or the setting of low interest rates by a central bank like the Federal Reserve. Cheap money is good for borrowers, but bad for investors, who will see the same low interest rates on investments like… … Investment dictionary
credit — an entry made on the right hand side of an account and indicating a gain to a liability, owner s equity or revenue account. Glossary of Business Terms money loaned. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1.… … Financial and business terms
Credit — Money loaned. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1. [uncountable] COMMERCE an arrangement with a shop, supplier etc to buy something now and pay for it later: • They are saving for new furniture… … Financial and business terms
Credit crunch — For information about the late 2000s credit crisis, see Financial crisis of 2007–2010. For the credit crunch used in closing credits, see Closing credits#Marginalization for television promotion. A credit crunch (also known as a credit squeeze or … Wikipedia
Credit-ticket system — The credit ticket system was a form of emigration prevalent in the mid to late nineteenth century, in which brokers advanced the cost of the passage to workers and retained control over their services until they repaid their debt in full.[1] It… … Wikipedia
cheap money — noun credit available at low rates of interest (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑credit … Useful english dictionary
Rich Cheap Analysis — Rich and cheap refers to the pricing of a security relative to comparable securities in the secondary market. Rich, or overvalued bonds, have lower yields than bonds with similar terms and credit ratings. Cheap, or undervalued bonds, have… … Financial and business terms
Bank Credit — The amount of credit available to a company or individual from the banking system. It is the aggregate of the amount of funds financial institutions are willing to provide to an individual or organization. A company or individual s bank credit… … Investment dictionary
Good cheap — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English