Credit Card

Definition: Credit Card

Credit Card

Noun

1. 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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Computing

Finance

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Credit Card

Credit

Credit card.

Payment

Pay by credit card, put it on the plastic.

Crosswords: Credit Card

Do you have a credit card or any luggage? (Die Another Day; writing credit: Neal Purvis)

No, just a great credit card (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

Oh, use your credit card, you get miles that way. (The Core; writing credit: Cooper Layne; John Rogers)

I've been trying to run up your credit card bill to earn you enough Fly-Buys to get you a free mystery flight for your honeymoon. (Kath & Kim; writing credit: Gina Riley; Jane Turner)

Your credit card records show multiple charges at six seperate motels. (The Division; writing credit: Guglielmo Enea; Marcello Fois)

I found your credit card receipt (It's not right,but it's okay; performing artist: Whitney Houston)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Kookmin Credit Card: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• Banks, Credit Card Companies and Local Online Commerce [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit (reference)

• How to Be More Credit Card and Debt Smart (Volume 1): Powerful Financial Management Strategies for Saving Money on Your Credit Cards and Debt! (reference)

• UK Credit Card Report 2002 [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

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Periodicals

• Credit Card Management (reference)

• Credit Card Marketing Sourcebook (reference)

• Directory Of Mastercard And Visa Credit Card Sources (reference)

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Music

• Quiet Girl With a Credit Card (reference)

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High Tech

• Royal Vista Credit Card Size Organizer (reference)

• Sharp EL869 Credit Card Sized Calculator (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shell unfair : please don't buy Shell products; please return your credit card. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

There can be no doubt that credit card interest and fees are at high levels. (references)

This includes part of the plan to make credit card purchases possible through mobile phones. (references)

The local banks do not currently accept payments made by credit card without a physical signature. (references)

Economic History

Romania

Cyber Crime: Romania has one of the highest cases of internet credit card fraud. (references)

Argentina

We will provide this list in 2 to 10 business days from receipt of your credit card information. (references)

Venezuela

In 1996 there were just 500,000 cellular phone users, the majority of whom were credit card holders. (references)

Political Economy

CANADA

The purpose of lending branches is to provide new sources of funds to businesses and credit card users. (references)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Traditional exporters such as sugar, cocoa, and coffee producers, credit card companies, and airlines are still required by law to sell foreign exchange to the Central Bank at the official rate, but most businesses and individuals are free to carry out foreign exchange transactions through the commercial bank system. (references)

Trade

Dominican Rep

Besides, payment through credit card for business purchases is common. (references)

Travel

Lebanon

Payment by check or credit card is possible nearly everywhere. (references)

Honduras

AT&T credit card holders may also use the less costly "USA-Direct" service. (references)

Bulgaria

AT&T, MCI and Sprint all have access numbers in Bulgaria for credit card and collect calls. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "credit card": pay by credit card. Additional references.

Afrikaans

kredietkaart (credit). (various references)

Albanian

kartë krediti (charge card, letter of credit). (various references)

Arabic 

‏بطاقة إئتمان. (various references)

Basque

txartelarekin (with a credit card). (various references)

Breton

c'hartenn-vank. (various references)

Bulgarian 

кредитна карта. (various references)

Chinese 

信�"�卡 . (various references)

Czech

úvìrová karta. (various references)

Danish

kreditkort. (various references)

Dutch

credit card, kredietkaart, betaalkaart (integrated circuit card, smart card). (various references)

Esperanto

kreditkarto. (various references)

Estonian

krediitkaardiga (with a credit card). (various references)

Finnish

luottokortti. (various references)

Flemish

kredietkaart. (various references)

French

carte de crédit, carte accréditive. (various references)

German

kreditkarte. (various references)

Greek 

με πιστωτική καρτα (by credit card). (various references)

Hebrew 

אשראית. (various references)

Hungarian

hitelkártya. (various references)

Icelandic

greiðslukort. (various references)

Italian

carta di credito. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

クレオソート油 (credit, credit crunch, credit line, credit title, creditholic, creosote oil). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

クレジットカード . (various references)

Luxembourgish

kreditkaart. (various references)

Norwegian

kredittkortet (the creditcard). (various references)

Pig Latin

editcray ardcay

Portuguese

cartão de crédito. (various references)

Russian 

кредитная карточка (cash card, charge card, credit-card, storecard). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

kreditna karta. (various references)

Spanish

tarjeta de crédito (plastic money). (various references)

Swedish

kreditkort (credit cards, creditcards). (various references)

Turkish

kredi kartı (bank card). (various references)

Misspellings

"Credit Card" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: credir card. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: accredit, readdict.

-3 letters: acrider, caddice, carried, cirrate, erratic, tardier, tarried.

-4 letters: acetic, addict, airted, arctic, arider, artier, caddie, carded, carder, caried, carted, carter, crated, crater, credit, cretic, darted, darter, didact, direct, irater, racier, raided, raider, redact, retard, ricrac, ridder, ritard, tarred, tirade, traced, tracer, traded, trader, triced.

-5 letters: acred, acrid, acted, adder, aided, aider.

+2 letters: reaccredited.