(alsotight money)ECONOMICS,FINANCEmoneythat isexpensivetoborrow, because therateofinterestis high:Evenallowingforinflation, that isdearmoney.(Definition ofdear moneyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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dear moneyAdearmoneypolicy, leading to inflation, would be much worse for those with fixed money incomes.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Another contributing cause of unemployment is the continual threat ofdearmoney.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Sound money must be maintained, not bydearmoneyfor necessary investment but by scarcer money for subsidised consumption.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Exactly what does he claim has been the effect of thisdearmoneypolicy?From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Three per cent. in those days would have been verydearmoneyindeed.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0There is a whole range of rises which come from thedearmoneypolicy.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It is also true that as a result of thisdearmoneypolicy, the rate of industrial building has slowed down considerably.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It is that some effort must be made to escape from the imposition ofdearmoneyin the provision of houses.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The conclusion follows that if it had not been for thedearmoneypolicy the relief given to individuals could have been doubled.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Everyone in commercial life knows the stifling effect on trade and commerce thatdearmoneyhas.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/dear-money##
