buy on credit



buy something on credit

to purchase something now and pay for it later (normally plus interest). Almost everyone who buys a house buys it on credit. I didn't have any cash with me, so I used my credit card and bought a new coat on credit.
See also: buy, credit, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CashKASHEnglish
MainioMIE-nee-oFinnish
Suniti-Indian, Hindi
Vijaya-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
Clarissaklə-RIS-ə (English)English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Fri&Eth;Uswi&Thorn;-Anglo-Saxon