| financial |
of or pertaining to money or those who deal in finance and credit. |
| identity theft |
the crime of taking on the identity of another by discovering and appropriating identifying information such as social security and credit card numbers. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| impute |
to credit or discredit someone with. [1/2 definitions] |
| in one's favor |
to one's credit. [1/2 definitions] |
| installment plan |
a credit system, esp. in the United States, by which consumer goods can be paid for in installments. |
| kite |
a check fraudulently drawn against insufficient funds in order to maintain credit or raise money. [3/5 definitions] |
| line of credit |
a statement by a bank, credit card company, department store, or the like agreeing to extend a certain amount of credit to the person named on the statement. [2 definitions] |
| noncredit |
of an educational course of study, not offering credit toward an academic degree. |
| overdraft |
a check or withdrawal exceeding the available funds or credit in an account, or the act of making such a check or withdrawal. [1/2 definitions] |
| overdraw |
to write a check on or attempt to withdraw funds from (an account) in excess of available funds or credit. [1/5 definitions] |
| phish |
to attempt to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, such as credit card details and security passwords, through apparently official electronic communication, such as an e-mail or text message. |
| phishing |
attempts to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, such as credit card details and security passwords, through apparently official electronic communication, such as an e-mail or text message. |
| redound |
to yield or produce an effect, as on one's credit, honor, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| refinance |
to obtain additional money or credit from. [2 definitions] |
| remittance |
the act of sending money or another form of payment or credit. [1/2 definitions] |
| rip off |
(informal) to steal (something), or copy and use (something created by someone else) without giving credit. [1/3 definitions] |
| single entry |
a system of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered only once, either as a debit or a credit. (Cf. double entry.) |
| take back |
to return (an item) to a store for a refund or credit toward a future purchase. [1/3 definitions] |
| telecourse |
a televised series of lectures, offered by a college or university for credit. |
| thank |
to credit with blame or responsibility. [1/2 definitions] |