buy (something) on credit
buy (something) on credit
To buy something with the promise of paying for it later, as with a credit card as opposed to cash. I ran out of money at Christmastime and had to buy some presents on credit, so I'm dreading my next credit card bill.
See also: buy, credit, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
buy something on credit
to purchase something now and pay for it later (normally plus interest). Almost everyone who buys a house buys it on credit. I didn't have any cash with me, so I used my credit card and bought a new coat on credit.
See also: buy, credit, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- buy (something) on time
- buy on credit
- buy on time
- buy way out
- buy (one's) way out (of something)
- buy into, to
- don't buy a pig in a poke
- Jinx, buy me a Coke!
- shelf
- buy (something) off the shelf