stress test

English

A man having a cardiac stress test administered

Alternative forms

• stress-test (in attributive use)

Pronunciation

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Noun

stress test (plural stress tests)

1. (medicine) A test of cardiac function after a standardized amount of exertion.
2. Any test of function in response to stress.
3. (banking, finance) A test of an organization's ability to meet its financial obligations in adverse financial circumstances.

Further reading

• stress test on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• stress testing (medical) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (bank stress tests on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English stress test.

Noun

stress test m (invariable)

1. stress test (all senses)