extend credit to

Idioms and Phrases

Also, extend someone credit . Allow a purchase on credit; also, permit someone to owe money. For example, The store is closing your charge account; they won't extend credit to you any more , or The normal procedure is to extend you credit for three months, and after that we charge interest . This idiom uses the verb extend in the sense of “offer” or “provide,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.