overheating

overheating definition - finance
A term that refers to an economy that is growing too quickly and is in danger of producing inflation. In this circumstance, the central bank often will raise interest rates to slow borrowing, and thus spending.

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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