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.

synonyms: charge card, charge plate, plastic.

Roget 805: credit, trust, tick, score, tally, account.    letter of credit, circular note; duplicate; mortgage, lien, debenture, paper credit, floating capital; draft, lettre de creance [Fr.], securities.    creditor, lender, lessor, mortgagee; dun; usurer.    credit account, line of credit, open line of credit.    credit card.    ... show more

Dutch: creditcard, kredietkaart
Polish: karta kredytowa