A system of additional personal taxation to supplement wartime expenditure and repayable during the post-war period; a sum of money or promissory note associated with such a scheme.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Times.
Definition of post-war credit in US English:
post-war credit
noun
historical
A system of additional personal taxation to supplement wartime expenditure and repayable during the post-war period; a sum of money or promissory note associated with such a scheme.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Times.