charge card

charge card

n.

See credit card.

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charge card

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a card issued by a chain store, shop, or organization, that enables customers to obtain goods and services for which they pay at a later date

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

charge card - a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" charge plate, credit card, plastic magnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people" charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit - a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time bank card - a credit card issued by a bank calling card, phone card - a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls cash card, cashcard - a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash

Translations

charge card n → carta di credito commerciale