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charge plate

noun as in bank card

noun as in charge card

noun as in credit card

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Shoppers have been using store credit ever since the early 1900s, when department stores issued “charge plates” — small metal cards embossed with the customer’s name and address that were often kept behind the counter.

Late 1800s Consumers and merchants exchange goods using credit for the first time, in the form of charge plates and credit coins.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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