creditism

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noun

A socio-economic system associated with capitalism but distinguished from it due to wealth being loaned out rather than being invested.

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Meanings

nouncreditism (countable and uncountable, plural creditisms)

plural creditisms

  1. uncountableeconomicsA socio-economic system associated with capitalism but distinguished from it due to wealth being loaned out rather than being invested.
  2. countableuncountableA 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. countableuncountablepolitical economySocial creditism.

Origin

From credit + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

misdirectmiscredit
Cite this entry
APA

creditism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creditism

MLA

“creditism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creditism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creditism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creditism.

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