consumer credit
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consumer credit
n.
Credit granted to a consumer permitting the use or ownership of goods or services during a term of payment.
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consum′er cred′it
n.
credit extended by a retail store, bank, etc., chiefly for the purchase of consumer goods.
[1925–30]
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| Noun | 1. |  consumer credit - a line of credit extended for personal or household useequity credit line, home equity credit, home equity loan, home loan - a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home installment credit, installment loan - a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit - a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time bank line, credit line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit, line - the maximum credit that a customer is allowed |
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consumer credit
n → credito al consumatoreCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995