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

consultor, consumable, consume, consumedly, consumer, consumer credit, consumer durable, consumer goods, consumerism, consumerist, consumerize

How to use consumer credit in a sentence

It also put in place new rules designed to protect consumers from predatory terms attached to student loans, mortgages and consumer credit.
Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau|Aaron Gregg|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
The fair credit report act ensures fairness, accuracy, and privacy in consumer credit files.
Americans Are Trying To Build Their Credit Post Pandemic – Here’s How You Can Too|Kimberly Wilson|September 30, 2021|Essence.com
Before the pandemic, consumer credit card debt grew for eight consecutive years, reaching a record high of $829 billion in 2019, according to data collected by Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus.
With vaccinations underway, the economy needs consumers to spend again. But don’t, if you have debt.|Michelle Singletary|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, is described by the researchers as one of the first of its kind to connect the health data of more than 80,000 Medicare beneficiaries with federal consumer credit reports.
Dementia may cause major financial problems long before diagnosis, making early detection critical|Allyson Chiu|November 30, 2020|Washington Post

It seems that every week, there is another startup launching a consumer credit card, or a new debt product, or another savings app designed to help consumers with their finances.
Gusto is expanding from payroll into a full suite financial wellness platform|Danny Crichton|September 30, 2020|TechCrunch
But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To his credit, Huckabee is conscious of the fact that he will need a cluster of deep-pocketed patrons and bundlers.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To be sure, Jefferson did share the credit, but not in the way such a resolution might be interpreted.
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And much of the credit to her transformation is owed to a finishing school that caters to women just like her.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, here was a babe equipped to face the exigencies of a censorious world; in looks and apparel a credit to any father.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The result of the restoration of trade, banking, and credit to earlier and more normal conditions has been steadily apparent.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
He went to a bank in the little town where he had other friends from whom he had never asked credit.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
I must make no mistake, and blunder into a national type of features, all wrong; if I make your mask, it must do us credit.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The so-called war credit banks are designed to serve this purpose.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips