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Rubenadriaan Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Cut off credit?

Hi,

In this sentence
"He never pressed his clients, but when the bill became too large, Lee cut off credit."

Does 'cut off credit' mean that Lee reduced the outstanding debt the customer had to him? And why is the idiom not 'cut off debt' in that case?


Many thanks
  

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Rubenadriaan Does 'cut off credit' mean that Lee reduced the outstanding debt the customer had to him? No: it means that he stopped giving them credit; they had to pay in cash. Rubenadriaan And why is the idiom not 'cut off debt' in that case?

— Mister Micawber

  • Rubenadriaan Does 'cut off credit' mean that Lee reduced the outstanding debt the customer had to him?
  • No: it means that he stopped giving them credit; they had to pay in cash.
  • Rubenadriaan And why is the idiom not 'cut off debt' in that case?
  • There is no debt yet until they are given credit and incur debt.
  • Compare 'credit card'.
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RubenadriaanDoes 'cut off credit' mean that Lee reduced the outstanding debt the customer had to him?
No: it means that he stopped giving them credit; they had to pay in cash.
Rubenadriaan And why is the idiom not 'cut off debt' in that case?
There is no debt yet until they are given credit and incur debt. Compare 'credit ca
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