Credit-card
noun
1.
a card that identifies a person as entitled to have food, merchandise, services, etc., billed on a charge account.
noun
1.
a card issued by banks, businesses, etc, enabling the holder to obtain goods and services on credit
1952 in the modern sense; the phrase was used late 19c. to mean “traveler’s check.”
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[kred-it] /ˈkrɛd ɪt/ noun 1. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. 2. a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. 3. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen […]