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.
See also:
  • 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