consumer credit

American  

noun

1. credit extended by a retail store, bank, finance company, or other lender, chiefly for the purchase of consumer goods.

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Etymology

Origin of consumer credit

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

There is an alarm bell going off in consumer credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Her articles focus on how people navigate the complexities of student loans, modern consumer culture and consumer credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Durable-goods orders are coming at 8:30 a.m., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s survey of one-year inflation expectations is scheduled for 11 a.m. and consumer credit is due at 3 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Any growth pick-up will also be amplified, Lancastle stresses, by positive knock-on effects in consumer confidence and, as a consequence of that, a new consumer credit cycle.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Stage One was to apply a formula that had been dreamed up to cope with corporate credit risk to consumer credit risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis