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charge account

char·gé ac·count
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey uh-kount]
    • /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ əˈkaʊnt/
    • /tʃɑːdʒ əˈkaʊnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey uh-kount]
    • /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ əˈkaʊnt/

Definitions of charge account words

  • noun charge account a business arrangement by which a customer may buy goods or services and pay for them within a specified future period 3
  • noun charge account a record of such purchases, kept by the seller 3
  • noun charge account A charge account is an arrangement where a customer can purchase products or services on credit. 3
  • noun charge account an account, especially in retailing, that permits a customer to buy merchandise and be billed for it at a later date. 1
  • noun charge account current account with a bank 1
See all 5 definitions of charge account

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Origin of charge account

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Charge account

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Charge account

charge account popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for charge account

noun charge account

  • open account — current account (def 1).
  • revolving charge account — a charge plan offerring revolving credit.
  • revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
All 3 Synonyms of charge account

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