a cash flow problem

a cash flow problem

A lack of money, typically due to spending more money than is being earned. After years of unaddressed cash flow problems, the company went bankrupt. I'm having a bit of a cash flow problem right now, so can I pay you back next week?
See also: cash, flow, problem
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cash flow problem

a lack of hard currency. My real estate business has a temporary cash flow problem. Due to his cash flow problem, he was unable to pay his employees that month.
See also: cash, flow, problem
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cash flow problem
  • cash money
  • color of someone's money, see the
  • embezzle
  • embezzle (something) from (someone or something)
  • embezzle from
  • funny money
  • easy money
  • come into (some) money
  • come into money
References in periodicals archive
Depending on how an accountant describes a cash flow problem, it may be the first fracture in the business owner/accountant relationship.