creditism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A socio-economic system associated with capitalism but distinguished from it due to wealth being loaned out rather than being invested.
  2. A theory that the quantity of credit is a more important financial indicator for central banks to use to govern the economy than the money supply or interest rates.
  3. Social creditism.

Word forms

creditism creditisms

Etymology

From credit + -ism.

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