private credit

noun

An aspect of the shadow banking system involving assets defined by non-bank lending where the debt is not issued or traded on the public markets, unlike corporate bonds and municipal bonds.

“Holonym: shadow banking system”

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Meanings

nounprivate credit (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableAn aspect of the shadow banking system involving assets defined by non-bank lending where the debt is not issued or traded on the public markets, unlike corporate bonds and municipal bonds.

    Holonym: shadow banking system

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APA

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Chicago

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

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