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credit card

noun

  1. a card that identifies a person as entitled to have food, merchandise, services, etc., billed on a charge account.



credit card

noun

  1. a card issued by banks, businesses, etc, enabling the holder to obtain goods and services on credit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of credit card1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Dear Liz: I have too many credit cards that I opened to get frequent flier points.

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They also found rolls of tickets in seat-number order for events such as Lady Gaga concerts and the Harry Potter play, and multiple credit cards.

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Elizabeth and Letitia, from Worthing and Lancing respectively, have been pitting their wits against four other teams as they aim to travel from China to India without smart phones or credit cards.

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Previously, coaches had to write checks, use personal credit cards or seek help from booster clubs.

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But “divorced” wasn’t the right word for how she felt — “canceled” was more fitting, as it described what happened to her credit cards, health insurance and finally her checking account.

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