choke off
verb
choked off; choking off; chokes off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
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Higher capital requirements can whittle down a bank’s balance sheet and credit supply by bolstering a lender’s funding costs and choking off their willingness to lend — as well as waning their appetite for risk.
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Ruxandra Iordache,april Roach, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Trump has power to choke off many of Musk’s companies from lucrative government contracts.
—Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
In fact, tariffs on Chinese goods have surged into triple digits, effectively choking off trade and squeezing margins.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 29 Apr. 2025
Brussels seems committed to choking off Russian fuel.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache,april Roach, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Trump has power to choke off many of Musk’s companies from lucrative government contracts.
—Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
In fact, tariffs on Chinese goods have surged into triple digits, effectively choking off trade and squeezing margins.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 29 Apr. 2025
Brussels seems committed to choking off Russian fuel.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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