"charge account" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: charge accounts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} charge account (plural charge accounts)
  1. (US) A type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date. Tags: US Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: credit account Related terms: chargecard, line of credit Translations (Translations): luottotili (Finnish), kredyt [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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