Phrase guide

consumer credit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Credit extended to an individual for the purchase of consumer goods and services.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: banking, business, economics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a line of credit extended for personal or household use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit

Narrower terms: home loan, home equity credit, home equity loan, equity credit line, installment credit, installment loan, open-end credit, revolving credit, charge account credit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kulutusluotto — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • French: crédit à la consommation — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • French: crédit conso — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • German: Konsumentenkredit — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • German: Verbraucherkredit — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Hungarian: fogyasztói hitel — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Hungarian: fogyasztási hitel — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Latvian: patērētāja kredīts — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Polish: kredyt konsumpcyjny — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Polish: kredyt konsumencki — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Russian: потреби́тельский креди́т (potrebítelʹskij kredít) — credit for purchase of consumer goods
  • Ukrainian: спожи́вчий креди́т (spožývčyj kredýt) — credit for purchase of consumer goods