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charge account

A credit arrangement in which a customer receives purchased goods or services before paying for them.

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charge account

(Banking & Finance) another term for credit account

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charge′ account`

an account, esp. in retailing, that permits a customer to buy goods and be billed at a later date.

[1900–05, Amer.]

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charge account - credit extended by a business to a customer

credit account, open account

charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit - a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time

revolving charge account - a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance

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charge account

n (Am) → conto

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