Sentence examples for purchasing credit from inspiring English sources

So Burbank doubled down by purchasing credit default swaps that would pay bounties if securities backed by subprime mortgages went into default.

Viber typically charges a per-minute fee, which could be paid for via a calling plan or by purchasing credit to pay as you go.

In the lead-up to the crash, Blackstone's hedge fund group, Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, chose to bet against the subprime market, purchasing credit default swaps and collecting billions in profits when the cards fell.

This can be paid for using a credit card, or sometimes by purchasing credit at a local retailer.

Imagine if data from your social media, voting records, financial information, online purchasing, credit history, tax payments, legal matters, etc. was gathered into your social credit score (SCS).

Every hedge fund that speculated against a bank by purchasing credit-default swaps on its bonds signaled skepticism about the bank's creditworthiness and helped to make it more costly for the bank to borrow, and thus to issue loans.

By purchasing credit-default swaps, which have more than doubled in the last three months, and making bets that the country's banks and bonds have further to fall, some hedge funds are taking the view that money is going to keep fleeing the country, forcing Mr. Simor to keep rates even higher to defend his currency.

WALL STREET JOURNAL   Brevan Howard Said to Profit on 'London Whale'  |  The European hedge fund Brevan Howard logged a gain of 9.46 percent this year through Aug. 31 in one of its funds after purchasing credit-default swaps from JPMorgan Chase, CNBC reports, citing an unidentified investor briefed on the matter.

Before purchasing credits, Mr. Forer explained, an oil company now pays someone to audit the producer.

Some start-ups found loopholes in a program that allowed refiners to meet biodiesel quotas by purchasing credits.

By purchasing credits, the utilities do not actually generate solar power, but they offset the cost of installing and operating solar equipment.