Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sell on credit: To sell goods or services with the agreement that the buyer will pay for them at a later date, not at the time of purchase.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cửa hàng tạp hóa nhỏ thường bán chịu cho người dân trong làng. (The small grocery store often sells on credit to the villagers.)
  • Chúng tôi không có chính sách bán chịu. (We do not have a policy of selling on credit.)
  • Anh ấy bán chịu mấy bao gạo cho gia đình khó khăn. (He sold a few sacks of rice on credit to the family in need.)

Advanced Usage

• Commercial Context: The term is primarily used in informal or small-scale business contexts. In formal finance, the concept is more often described as "extending credit" or "offering credit terms."
• Implied Trust: The action implies a relationship of trust between the seller and the buyer, as the seller assumes the risk of non-payment.

Variants and Related Words

• Bán trả góp (v): To sell on an installment plan, where the buyer makes a series of scheduled payments.
  • Công ty bán trả góp xe máy với lãi suất thấp. (The company sells motorbikes on an installment plan with low interest.)
• Nợ (n): Debt; the money that is owed from a "bán chịu" transaction.
  • Anh ta có nhiều nợ từ việc mua hàng bán chịu. (He has a lot of debt from buying goods on credit.)

Synonyms

• To extend credit: A more formal business term.
• To give credit: A common commercial phrase.

Related Concepts

• Tín dụng (n): Credit (the formal financial system).
• Chủ nợ (n): Creditor (the person or entity that is owed money).
• Con nợ (n): Debtor (the person or entity that owes money).

verb

1. To sell on credit