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credit card

 
noun
a card that identifies a person as entitled to have food, merchandise, services, etc., billed on a charge account.
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1885–90, Americanism
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credit card
 
—n
a card issued by banks, businesses, etc, enabling the holder to obtain goods and services on credit

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credit card
1952 in the modern sense; the phrase was used late 19c. to mean "traveler's check."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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