Meanings
prepositional phrase
- UKdatedinformalbought with an agreement to pay later
Origin
From tick (“credit”), from ticket.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch op krediet, op de pof
- op kredietwith an understanding that money will be paid back
- op de pofwith an understanding that money will be paid back
Greek επί πιστώσει
- επί πιστώσει (epí pistósei)with an understanding that money will be paid back
Polish na krechę, na kredyt
- na krechęwith an understanding that money will be paid back
- na kredytwith an understanding that money will be paid back
- na kreskęwith an understanding that money will be paid back
- na zeszytwith an understanding that money will be paid back
Swedish på krita
- på kritawith an understanding that money will be paid back
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APA
on tick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20tick
MLA
“on tick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20tick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on tick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20tick.
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