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Consumer Credit

Definition: Consumer Credit

Consumer Credit

Noun

1. A line of credit extended for personal or household use.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Consumer Credit

DomainDefinition

Finance

Any loan or extension of credit to an individual for personal, family, or household use not involving real estate. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Consumer Credit

Synonym: Truth-in-lending legislation. (additional references)

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Crosswords: Consumer Credit

English words defined with "consumer credit": charge account credit, consumer loan, credit bureauopen-end creditpersonal loanrevolving credit. (references)
Specialty definitions using "consumer credit": Morris plan bankSALES REPRESENTATIVE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, slow consumer creditTruth-In-Lending. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Consumer Credit

DomainTitle

Books

  • H.R. 1842, the Credit and Charge Card Disclosure and Interest Rate Amendments Act of 1993; and H.R. 2175, the Credit Card Reform Act of 1993 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban (reference)

  • How To Beat The Credit Bureaus : The Insider's Guide To Consumer Credit (reference)

  • Consumer Credit Grantor's Guide to Credit Granting, Billing, and Collecting (reference)

  • The condition of consumer credit : hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session, on the implicati (reference)

  • Condition of deposit insurance funds and the impact of the proposed deposit insurance premium reduction on the bank and thrift industries : hearings before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Banking and Fina (reference)

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Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Consumer Credit

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

China launched its personal credit system in July 2000. Shanghai was chosen as the trial city for setting up a consumer credit system in China. (references)

One was the government decision in early 1997 to postpone indefinitely the development of the consumer credit industry for the purchase of cars. (references)

Economic History

Pakistan

Consumer credit in Pakistan remains an insignificant portion of the total commercial credit. (references)

Ukraine

The key problem is the lack of purchasing power of consumers, plus the lack of consumer credit for installment purchases. (references)

Uk

The Financial Services Authority regulates financial services, while the Office of Fair Trading regulates consumer credit. (references)

Trade

Bulgaria

BACB also provides mortgage loans to individuals for the purchase of homes and consumer credit. (references)

China

This is an important move in developing China's consumer credit industry, and increase bank loans to individuals. (references)

China

In July 2000, a personal credit rating system was launched in Shanghai to be used to assess consumer credit risk and set ratings standards. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Consumer Credit

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Continued control of consumer credit will help to reduce the pressure on prices of durable goods and will also prolong the period during which the backlog demand will be effective.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Consumer Credit

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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per Day
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per Day

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1,882

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22

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20

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20

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15

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12

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9

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89

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8

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70

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8

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70

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8

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53

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7

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48

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5

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46

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4

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41

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3

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40

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3

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34

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3

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31

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3

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30

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2

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27

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2

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25

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2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Consumer Credit

Language Translations for "consumer credit"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

mellem-og langfristede lån og kreditter fra finansielle institutioner til andre sektorer(især kontantlån,lombardlån,diskontering af handels-og finanspapirer,refinansiering af forbrugslån osv.) (advances on securities, discounting of commercial and financial bills, etc.), loans in cash, medium and long term loans made by credit institutions to other sectors(in particular, refinancing consumer credit), forbrugslaan er kreditter til forbrugerne til koeb af forbrugsgoder og visse tjenester (consumer credit are loans granted to consumers for the purchase of consumer goods and certain services). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

krediet met middellange of lange looptijd dat door bank-en kredietinstellingen aan andere sectoren wordt verleend(kaskredieten,voorschotten op effecten,discontering van commerciële en financiële wissels,herfinanciering van consumentenkredieten,enz.) (advances on securities, discounting of commercial and financial bills, etc.), loans in cash, medium and long term loans made by credit institutions to other sectors(in particular, refinancing consumer credit). (various references)

   

French

  

crédits moyen et long terme octroyés par les institutions de crédit aux autres secteurs(notamment crédits par caisse,avances sur titres,escomptes d'effets commerciaux ou financiers,refinancement de crédits la consommation,etc.) (discounting of commercial and financial bills, refinancing consumer credit), les crédits la consommation sont les crédits consentis des consommateurs pour l'achat de biens de consommation et de certains services (consumer credit are loans granted to consumers for the purchase of consumer goods and certain services). (various references)

   

German

  

Mittel-und langfristige Kredite von Kreditinstituten an andere Sektoren(u.a.Darlehen,Hypothekenkredite,Gewährung und Refinanzierung von Konsumentenkrediten usw.) (advances on securities, discounting of commercial and financial bills, etc.), loans in cash, medium and long term loans made by credit institutions to other sectors(in particular, refinancing consumer credit), Konsumentenkredite sind Kredite an Verbraucher zum Kauf von Gebrauchsgütern und bestimmten Dienstleistungen (consumer credit are loans granted to consumers for the purchase of consumer goods and certain services). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βραχυπρόθεσμα δάνεια που γίνονται σε άλλους τομείς από πιστωτικά ιδρύματα(πχ.πιστώσεις από την κεντρική τράπεζα προς το δημόσιο,πιστώσεις (discounting of commercial or financial bills, refinancing of consumer credit), τα καταναλωτικά δάνεια είναι τα δάνεια που παρέχονται σε καταναλωτές για την αγορά καταναλωτικών αγαθών και ορισμένων υπηρεσιών (consumer credit are loans granted to consumers for the purchase of consumer goods and certain services). (various references)

   

Italian

  

crediti a medio e a lungo termine concessi dalle istituzioni di credito agli altri settori(come,ad esempio,le anticipazioni sui titoli,il portafoglio commerciale e finanziario,il rifinanziamento di crediti al consumo ecc) (advances on securities, discounting of commercial and financial bills, etc.), loans in cash, medium and long term loans made by credit institutions to other sectors(in particular, refinancing consumer credit), i crediti al consumo sono i crediti concessi ai consumatori per l'acquisto di beni di consumo e di certi servizi (consumer credit are loans granted to consumers for the purchase of consumer goods and certain services). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

消費者信" . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しょうひしゃし"よう. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onsumercay editcray

   

Portuguese

  

créditos a médio e longo prazo concedidos pelas instituições de crédito a outros sectores(em particular créditos de caixa,adiantamentos sobre títulos,desconto de efeitos comerciais ou financeiros,refinanciamento de créditos ao consumo,etc.) (advances on securities, discounting of commercial and financial bills, etc.), loans in cash, medium and long term loans made by credit institutions to other sectors(in particular, refinancing consumer credit). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

créditos a medio y largo plazo concedidos por las instituciones de crédito a otros sectores (especialmente créditos en efectivo, anticipos sobre títulos, descuento de efectos comerciales o financieros, refinanciación de créditos al consumo, etc.) (advances on securities, discounting of commercial and financial bills, etc.), loans in cash, medium and long term loans made by credit institutions to other sectors(in particular, refinancing consumer credit), los créditos al consumo son los créditos concedidos a los consumidores para la adquisición de bienes de consumo y de ciertos servicios (consumer credit are loans granted to consumers for the purchase of consumer goods and certain services). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Consumer Credit

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-i-m-n-o-r-r-s-t-u"

-2 letters: countercries, reintroduces.

-3 letters: centromeric, documenters, intercourse, introducers, reintroduce, uncorrected, urinometers.

-4 letters: cointerred, concretism, coresident, cornetcies, courtesied, currencies, disconcert, discounter, documenter, durometers, entodermic, indecorums, introducer, introduces, misconduct, miscounted, occurrents, reconsider, recounters, rediscount, reductions, scrutineer, tremendous, udometries, uncorseted, underscore, undomestic, unescorted, unrestored, urinometer.

-5 letters: ceintures, centesimo, centroids, centuries, cicerones, cinctured, cinctures, cinereous, codirects, coendures, coinsured, coinsurer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Quotations: Speeches
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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