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CASH FLOW SQUEEZE [1 record]

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Record 1 1983-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Finance
DEF

A shortage of cash in a corporation. Causes may include too many overdue accounts payable, a decline in sales, rising costs, the withdrawal of normal short-term credit, overinvestment in non-liquid assets, and a large volume of long-term debt.

Key term(s)
  • cash flow squeeze

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Finances
DEF

Déséquilibre de trésorerie passager provoqué par un accident conjoncturel. Le coup de bélier peut ainsi être résumé: un ralentissement de l'expansion amène un gonflement des stocks de l'entreprise; les dirigeants essaient de résorber les stocks excédentaires en allongeant la durée du crédit accordé aux clients; ce faisant, ils diminuent encore la liquidité des actifs (...)

Spanish

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