credit period

Credit period

The length of time for which a firm's customer is granted credit.

Credit Period

The period of time during which a firm grants credit to a customer. At the end of the credit period, the customer is expected to have paid for all goods or services he/she has purchased.

credit period

the average number of days' (or weeks’) CREDIT granted to customers by a company, or the average time it takes for the company to collect its debts. See CREDIT CONTROL, AGE ANALYSIS PROFILE FOR DEBTORS.