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gridlock situation — Situation that can arise in a system in which the failure of some transactions to be executed (because the necessary liquidity or securities balances are unavailable) prevents a substantial number of other transactions from other clients from… … Financial and business terms
Gridlock — is a term describing an inability to move on a transport network. The term originates from a situation possible in a grid network where intersections are blocked, prohibiting vehicles from moving through the intersection or backing up to an… … Wikipedia
gridlock — [[t]grɪ̱dlɒk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Gridlock is the situation that exists when all the roads in a particular place are so full of vehicles that none of them can move. The streets are wedged solid with the chaos of poorly regulated parking and near… … English dictionary
gridlock — noun Date: 1980 1. a traffic jam in which a grid of intersecting streets is so completely congested that no vehicular movement is possible 2. a situation resembling gridlock (as in congestion or lack of movement) < political gridlock > • gridlock … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gridlock — A government, business or institution s inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. In business as in traffic, little to… … Investment dictionary
gridlock — grid|lock [ˈgrıdlɔk US la:k] n [U] especially AmE 1.) a situation in which streets in a city are so full of cars that they cannot move 2.) a situation in which nothing can happen, usually because people disagree strongly ▪ The battle over… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gridlock — noun (U) especially AmE 1 a situation in which streets in a city are so full of cars that they cannot move 2 a situation in which nothing can happen, usually because people disagree strongly: Clinton is in gridlock with the Congress. gridlocked… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Gridlock (politics) — In politics, gridlock refers to difficulty of passing party agenda items in a legislature that is close to being evenly divided. In United States politics, this situation most frequently occurs when the House of Representatives and the Senate are … Wikipedia
gridlock — gridlocked, adj. /grid lok /, n. 1. the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic. 2. the blocking of an intersection by vehicular traffic entering the intersection but unable to pass… … Universalium
gridlock — noun /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk,ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/ a) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone elses way. b) On a smaller scale: the situation in which… … Wiktionary
