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credit card
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
credit card
(noun)
credit card
noun
plural
credit cards
credit card
noun
plural
credit cards
Britannica Dictionary definition of CREDIT CARD
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a small plastic card that is used to buy things that you agree to pay for later
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called also
charge card
—
compare
debit card
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