consumer credit

noun

: credit granted to an individual especially to finance the purchase of consumer goods or to defray personal expenses

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Think of it as a shadow consumer credit indicator. Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 For now, though, many retailers face a consumer content with the status quo; Goyal said indicators like unemployment rates and consumer credit usage continue to suggest a consumer that will carry some level of optimism. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025 Revolut is currently still awaiting its consumer credit license, which would enable it to offer credit cards and other services in the U.K. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 July 2025 This month, the Trump administration secured permission from a federal court to roll back regulations that would have removed medical debt from consumer credit reports. Noam Levey, NPR, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for consumer credit

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consumer credit was in 1925

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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

Legal Definition

consumer credit

noun
: credit extended by merchants or banks to finance the purchase of consumer goods (as home appliances) or services (as travel or hotel accommodations) compare consumer debt at debt

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