- credit card, charge card, charge plate - 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
--1 is a kind of open-end credit, revolving credit, charge account credit; positive identification
--1 has parts: magnetic stripe
--1 has particulars:bank card; calling card, phone card; cash card, cashcard