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Tags: payment instruments
Categories: Economics & Finance
A card that provides a payment method enabling the cardholder to make purchases which are paid for by the card issuer, to whom the cardholder becomes indebted. The cardholder is obligated to repay the debt to the card issuer in full by the due date, usually on a monthly basis, or be subject to late fees and restrictions on further card use.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_card)
