credit order

3.5

An order to get goods or services now and pay later

noun

: pedido a crédito

The company shipped the merchandise on a credit order, expecting payment in thirty days.

Examples

Many businesses prefer a credit order arrangement to improve cash flow.
I placed a credit order for new office supplies.
Before placing a credit order, the supplier checks the buyer’s credit history.
She received a credit order confirmation yesterday.
The company shipped the merchandise on a credit order, expecting payment in thirty days.
Many businesses prefer a credit order arrangement to improve cash flow.
Before placing a credit order, the supplier checks the buyer’s credit history.

Synonyms

deferred payment

vscredit order

1 4.3

An arrangement to give money for something later instead of now

focuses on the order rather than the general payment arrangement

bill-me order

vscredit order

7.0

An order for goods or services that the customer pays for later

has identical meaning but uses a more colloquial name

Antonyms

cash on delivery

1 2.8

Paying in cash when someone brings goods to your home

Surface Forms

credit order singular

credit orders plural

Morphology

credit + order

The noun 'credit' denotes a deferred-payment arrangement and 'order' denotes a request for goods or services, so their combination naturally yields 'an order made on credit' (payment billed later). This noun–noun composition follows a transparent, cross‑linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

The compound credit order comes from old shop practice: a buyer could place an order and receive goods on credit, meaning the seller trusted them to 'pay later'. So the term now means an order placed without immediate payment.