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noun
A socio-economic system associated with capitalism but distinguished from it due to wealth being loaned out rather than being invested.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
A theory that the quantity of credit is a more important financial indicator for central banks to use to govern the economy than the money supply or interest rates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Social creditism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: political economy
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History
From credit + -ism.
