on the cuff

prepositional phrase

On credit, with payment to be made later.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. USidiomaticOn credit, with payment to be made later.

    The newspapers were jammed with ads inviting customers to buy on the cuff. Philadelphians could get a $269 television set for $5 down and $4 a week.

    1948 August 16, “On the Cuff”, in Time

    Synonyms: on one's tab

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseOn credit, with payment to be made later.

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on one's tab
Cite this entry
APA

on the cuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20cuff

MLA

“on the cuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20cuff. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the cuff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20cuff.

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