Synonyms

consumer credit

American

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of consumer credit

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Data on consumer credit and mortgage lending for January are released on Monday, as well as the latest Nationwide house price index for February.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

What is understood by most economists, however, is that a federal rate cap would function as a price control for the consumer credit markets.

From Barron's

The economics calendar includes weekly jobless claims and the latest readings on the trade deficit and productivity, with consumer credit data set for release at 3 p.m.

From MarketWatch

The week ahead is relatively quiet for U.K. data, with focus on consumer credit and mortgage lending data for November due on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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