τεμπεσίρι

Etymology
From, itself from , ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) a piece of chalk used for writing on a blackboard
 * 2) cue chalk used in billiards
 * 3)  the act of buying on credit
 * 1)  the act of buying on credit

Usage notes
The literal meaning borrowed from Ottoman Turkish "chalk" is used commonly in reference to billiard cue chalk only. The figurative sense of "buying on credit" is also in use and originates from the custom of shopkeepers keeping track of items bought on credit with a chalk and blackboard; when used in that sense, the noun is uncountable.