open-end credit
A customer uses their open-end credit card to buy groceries at the supermarket.
Noun: A type of revolving credit arrangement, typically extended by a financial institution, where a borrower is approved for a maximum credit limit. The borrower can repeatedly access funds up to this limit, repay the borrowed amount, and then borrow again without needing to reapply for a new loan each time. Interest is charged only on the outstanding balance.
This term is used in personal finance and banking contexts to describe flexible borrowing options. It is a formal financial product name. - The bank offered her an open-end credit account with a $10,000 limit. - Compared to an installment loan, open-end credit provides more flexibility for ongoing expenses.
- Credit cards are the most common form of open-end credit.
- With this open-end credit, you can pay for home repairs and then reuse the available credit later.
- The interest rate on his open-end credit line was variable.
- "to have/open an open-end credit account": To possess or establish this type of credit arrangement.
- She decided to open an open-end credit account to manage her business's cash flow.
- Revolving credit (n): A direct synonym for open-end credit.
- Line of credit (LOC) (n): A general term that often, but not always, refers to an open-end credit arrangement.
- Closed-end credit (n): The opposite type of credit, involving a fixed loan amount disbursed once and repaid in scheduled installments (e.g., auto loans, mortgages).
- Revolving credit
- Revolving line of credit
- Closed-end credit
- Installment loan
A customer uses their open-end credit card to buy groceries at the supermarket.
- a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time