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charge card

char·gé card
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey kahrd]
    • /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ kɑrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey kahrd]
    • /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ kɑrd/

Definitions of charge card words

  • countable noun charge card A charge card is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit from a particular store or group of stores. Compare credit card. 3
  • countable noun charge card A charge card is the same as a credit card. 3
  • noun charge card 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 3
  • noun charge card a thin, flat plastic card embossed with the owner's name, account number, etc., used as a stamp on bills when charging purchases 3
  • noun charge card an identification card used to make purchases on a charge account; a charge plate. 1
  • noun charge card ID for purchasing on a charge account 1

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Parts of speech for Charge card

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charge card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for charge card

noun charge card

  • bank card — A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine. It is also called an ATM card in American English. In Britain, you also use bank cards to prove who you are when you pay for something by cheque.
  • affinity card — An affinity card is a type of credit card. The bank which issues the card gives a small amount of money to a charity or institution each time the customer spends a certain amount with their card.
  • plastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
  • debit card — A debit card is a bank card that you can use to pay for things. When you use it the money is taken out of your bank account immediately.
  • charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.

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