on tick

English

Prepositional phrase

on tick

1. (dated, informal, British) bought with an agreement to pay later

Translations

with an understanding that money will be paid back

• Dutch: op krediet, op de pof
• Greek: επί πιστώσει (el) (epí pistósei)
• Polish: na krechę (pl), na kredyt, na kreskę, na zeszyt
• Swedish: på krita

Further reading

• “on tick”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “on tick”, in Collins English Dictionary.