Almost everyone who buys a house buys it on credit.
•I didn't have any cash with me, so I used my credit card and bought a new coat on credit.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
buy smth on credit — pay for something not in cash He decided to buy the stereo on credit … Idioms and examples
credit — cred|it1 W2S2 [ˈkredıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(delayed payment)¦ 2¦(praise)¦ 3 be a credit to somebody/something 4 have something to your credit 5 in credit 6 the credits 7 on the credit side 8¦(university)¦ 9¦(amount of money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Credit — Cred it (kr[e^]d [i^]t), n. [F. cr[ e]dit (cf. It. credito), L. creditum loan, prop. neut. of creditus, p. p. of credere to trust, loan, believe. See {Creed}.] 1. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
credit — 1 / kredit/ noun 1 DELAYED PAYMENT (U) an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that makes it possible for you to buy something and pay for it later: on credit (=bought using this arrangement): stores that sell goods on credit | interest free credit… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
credit — an entry made on the right hand side of an account and indicating a gain to a liability, owner s equity or revenue account. Glossary of Business Terms money loaned. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1.… … Financial and business terms
Credit — Money loaned. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1. [uncountable] COMMERCE an arrangement with a shop, supplier etc to buy something now and pay for it later: • They are saving for new furniture… … Financial and business terms
Credit card interest — Finance Financial markets Bond market … Wikipedia
Buy — (b[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bought} (b[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buying} (b[imac] [i^]ng).] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
credit card payment — ➔ payment * * * credit card payment UK US (also credit card payment) noun FINANCE ► [C or U] a payment you make by credit card for something you buy: »We will also accept credit card payment for online and mail order sales. ► … Financial and business terms
credit — [[t]kre̱dɪt[/t]] ♦♦ credits, crediting, credited 1) N UNCOUNT: oft on N If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them. The group can t get credit to buy farming… … English dictionary
Credit card — Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract Salary Wage Empl … Wikipedia
