buy on credit

Example Sentences

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Demand for exports from the region has slowed as the Federal Reserve and other central banks have targeted inflation by hiking interest rates, making it more costly to buy on credit or get mortgages.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Many of Dhaw’s customers buy on credit, leaving him with more IOUs than dinars.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

When food was scarce, Eddy’s parents would send him to the grocer to buy on credit, thinking the owners wouldn’t say no to a child.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2020

Many of his struggling customers buy on credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2016

So we started letting drivers buy on credit, charging them a bit of interest.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah