credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise, she already had several performances to her credit |
credit course credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed, typically measured in semester hours |
semester hour credit hour | a unit of academic credit, one hour a week for an academic semester |
installation installing installment instalment | the act of installing something (as equipment), the telephone installation took only a few minutes |
consumer research | marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers |
loan approval | formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) |
consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
durables durable goods consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
loan office | an office where loans are negotiated and repaid |
pawnbroker's shop pawnshop loan office | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
credit rating credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
credit system | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
loanblend loan-blend hybrid | a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) |
loanword loan | a word borrowed from another language, e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English |
calque calque formation loan translation | an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language, `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch' |
credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work, the credits were given at the end of the film |
by-line credit line | a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article |
installment instalment | a part of a published serial |
credits | a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) |
credit application | an application for a line of credit |
loan application | an application to borrow money |
credit order bill-me order | an order that is received without payment, requires billing at a later date |
episode installment instalment | a part of a broadcast serial |
consumer price index CPI cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
full faith and credit | a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt, usually issued by the United States Treasury |
recognition credit | approval, give her recognition for trying, he was given credit for his work, give her credit for trying |
citation cite acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
photo credit | a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph |
loan collection | a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition |
credit union | a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings |
credit bureau | a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Freddie Mac FHLMC | a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages |
consumer finance company small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
industrial bank industrial loan company | a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers |
commercial finance company commercial credit company | a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers |
Farm Credit System FCS | a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses, originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers |
savings and loan savings and loan association | a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages |
Home Loan Bank | one of regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region |
Federal Home Loan Bank System | the central credit system for thrift institutions |
consumer | a person who uses goods or services |
credit analyst | an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness |
usurer loan shark moneylender shylock | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest |
payment rate rate of payment repayment rate installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
installment plan installment buying time plan | a system for paying for goods by installments |
installment | a payment of part of a debt, usually paid at regular intervals |
credit deferred payment | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services |
consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
bank loan | a loan made by a bank, to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date |
business loan commercial loan | a bank loan granted for the use of a business |
interbank loan | a loan from one bank to another |