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charge plate - 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; "do you take plastic?" | ||
credit card, charge card, plastic | ||
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 | ||
positive identification evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people" | ||
magnetic stripe a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. | ||
bank card a credit card issued by a bank | ||
phone card, calling card a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards" |