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domino theory definition - finance
The concept that a default or financial instability at one financial institution will cause other defaults or instability at other firms, in a ripple effect that spreads throughout the financial system.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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