on the cuff en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) On 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: