Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stooze
- slanguncountableA form of arbitrage in which money is borrowed at an interest rate of 0% and invested elsewhere to make a profit until the borrowing period ends.
Ultimately, the best cards for stoozing carry no fee on purchases for as long as possible.
2015 November 17, Amelia Murray, “Return of 'stoozing': how you can profit again from 0pc credit cards”, in The Telegraph3 more examples
For the very sophisticated, there's a game called stoozing where you can get your own back on the banks and play the interest game.
2008, Martin Lewis, The Three Most Important Lessons You've Never Been Taught, →ISBN, page 76"Stoozing isn't exactly a way to get rich," the student said. "That's why I just took one afternoon to go around and do it - because the profit isn't that much."
2009 March 20, Mark Price, “Student gets money for nothing from banks”, in Otago Daily TimesThey would be charged interest by others, or their interest-free loan could be used to gain a profit at interest (an Old Testament version of the modern-day practice of stoozing, in which money borrowed ona credit card at zero per cent introductory rate is invested for profit).
2010, Guy Brandon, Free to Live: Expressing the love of Christ in an age of debt, →ISBN
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