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charbroil
charcoal
charcuterie
chard
chardonnay
charge
charge account
charge-cap
charge card
charge-coupled device
chargé d’affaires
charge density
charge hand
charge nurse
charge of quarters
charge sheet
chargeable
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charge card
charge card (plural charge cards)


noun 
Definition:
 
Canada deferred payment card: a card issued to customers by a store, bank, or other organization, used to charge purchases to an account for later payment.
U.S. term  credit card
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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