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credit card

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credit card
n.
A plastic card having a magnetic strip, issued by a bank or business authorizing the holder to buy goods or services on credit. Also called charge card.

credit card
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a card issued by banks, businesses, etc., enabling the holder to obtain goods and services on credit
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Noun1.credit cardcredit 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?"
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
credit card ncarta di credito
credit card ncarta di credito

credit card كارت ائتمان kreditní karta kreditkort Kreditkarte πιστωτική κάρτα tarjeta de crédito luottokortti carte de crédit kreditna kartica carta di credito クレジットカード 신용카드 creditcard kredittkort karta kredytowa cartão de crédito кредитная карточка kreditkort บัตรเครดิต kredi kartı thẻ tín dụng 信用卡


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Much of the increase is attributable to a rise in the level of credit card debt, which has raised the share of households' aggregate after-tax income that is devoted to credit card payments.
Although inappropriate credit card use can lead to financial disaster, proper use can largely enhance your life (see Declaration of Financial Empowerment, Principal No.
was informed by a major credit card company (VAM) that its discount rate--the fee charged on sales resulting from the use of its credit card--would be increased immediately unless its credit card sales volume could be doubled.
 
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