subprime crisis

collocation in English

meaningsofsubprimeandcrisis

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subprime
adjective
uk
/ˌsʌbˈpraɪm/us
/ˌsʌbˈpraɪm/
finance & economicsspecialized
used to describe the practice of lending money, especially to buy a house, to people who may not be able to pay ...
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crisis
noun
uk
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofsubprimeandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesubprimecrisisdemonstrated that the framework for the operation of credit rating agencies needs to be significantly reinforced.
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We here are a bit tired of hearing the one-off excuse: thesubprimecrisiswas also a one-off.
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The second event is of course thesubprimecrisis, which has shed light on the strategic role these sovereign wealth funds could play.
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The third point is that on the basis of thesubprimecrisis, we have learned that it is necessary to distinguish between several types of loan.
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This occurred before thesubprimecrisisbegan to shake financial markets.
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Over 300 civil lawsuits were filed in federal courts during 2007 related to thesubprimecrisis.
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Spike in food prices andsubprimecrisishelp trigger global recession.
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They state that thesubprimecrisiswas not caused by accounting, but by bad operating of firms, investors and sometimes by fraud.
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Critics have blamed fair-value accounting for thesubprimecrisis, pointing out that fair-value accounting created difficulties measuring the value of subprime positions.
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Until the onset of thesubprimecrisisemployment rose, though the opposition claims that the main cause has been the current global prosperity.
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