| 单词 | buy now pay later |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuy (also live, etc.) now (and) pay (etc.) later P6. colloquial. buy (also live, etc.) now (and) pay (etc.) later. ΚΠ 1896 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. i. 3 (advt.) Remember, you can buy now and pay later. 1904 Washington Post 12 Aug. 3 (advt.) Buy now. Pay later. Your credit is good. 1937 Z. N. Hurston Their Eyes were watching God xii. 168 De men wuz talkin' 'bout it in de grove tuhday and givin' her and Tea Cake both de devil. Dey figger he's spendin' on her now in order tuh make her spend on him later. 1965 N. Freeling Criminal Conversat. i. vii. 44 Van der Valk the tally-boy; live now and pay later. 1973 P.O. Telephone Directory (§101 London area A–D) 4/1 Telephone credit cards. Talk now—pay later. 1992 Economist 22 Aug. 14/1 When money tomorrow is expected to buy as much as it does today, the mentality of ‘buy now, pay later’ makes less sense. < as lemmas |
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