finance charge

finance charge. An additional payment, usu. in the form of interest, paid by a retail buyer for the privilege of purchasing goods or services in installments. • This phrase is increasingly used as a euphemism for interest. See INTEREST(3). [Cases: Consumer Credit 52; Usury 53. C.J.S. Interest and Usury; Consumer Credit §§ 162, 165–168, 328.]

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法律翻译郭敏，毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及互动娱乐领域的法律文件。