This "buy-now-pay-later" credit system is quite old.People have been buying things on credit for centuries.

这种“买进后付的信用体系是相当时间了人们用信用买东西已一个世纪了。”

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This "buy-now-pay-later" credit system is quite old. People have been buying things on credit for centuries.

这种“买进后付的信用体系是相当时间了人们用信用买东西已一个世纪了。”

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It's okey to pay later.

以后付钱也行。

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But Carnival has little choice but to pay now and win some badly needed goodwill -- or pay later in the courtroom, in the court of public opinion, and, of course, at the cash register when bookings decline.

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In my own opinion, I truly believe that the country has had a huge wake-up call as regards to the have-now pay later attitude that many people have adopted as the norm.

BBC: 'A huge wake-up call on finances'

They later opened a pay-as-you-can restaurant that uses organic produce from the farm for its Asian-influenced vegan menu.

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