installment buying
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In 1930 many a prophet predicted that bad times would kill installment buying, but C. I. T. flourished throughout Depression, last year cashed in on motor recovery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Consumer debt, the kind that results from credit-card purchases, installment buying and other small loans, has jumped since 1975, from $197 billion to $289 billion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beyond that, Barber unveiled restrictions on installment buying of everything from refrigerators to automobiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Federal Reserve Board this week promised the public its first taste in over four years of the old American custom of installment buying.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sewing machine became the first widely advertised consumer appliance, pioneered installment buying and patent pooling, and revolutionized the ready-made clothing industry.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Rogers Cooper
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