charge card

noun

Examples of charge card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the past year, Stripe launched a charge card program helping fintechs launch expense cards for their clients. Emily Mason, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 The most common reason for not paying off their plastic every month is facing emergency or unexpected expenses, such as medical bills and car repairs, respondents told Bankrate, while many people also use their charge cards to handle daily expenses. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024 And consumers already owe almost $1 trillion on their charge cards, up 17% jump from last year and a record high. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 May 2023 Despite Woodhouse earlier that morning alerting American Express of the planned excessive usage on the church charge card, American Express’s fraud department abruptly stopped charges briefly. Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021 Generally requires state agencies accepting credit, debit, or charge card payments to charge payors a service fee for doing so and disclose the fee to payors before imposing it, in accordance with any disclosure requirements set by the card issuer or processor. Christopher Keating, courant.com, 22 Apr. 2021 My wife had our vehicle, a charge card for gas, lodgings, and meals, as well as my blessings and cooperation. Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022 My wife had our vehicle, a charge card for gas, lodgings and meals, as well as my blessings and cooperation. Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022 Meanwhile, your charge card is being pinged every month. Barbara Krasnoff, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of charge card was in 1950

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“Charge card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charge%20card. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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