consumer credit

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noun

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

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Origin of consumer credit

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby consumer credit

consumable, consume, consumedly, consumer, consumer advocate, consumer credit, consumer durable, consumer goods, consumer packaged goods, consumer price index, consumer product safety commission
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