charge account

noun

: an arrangement in which a bank, store, etc., allows a customer to buy things with a credit card and pay for them later

Full Definition of CHARGE ACCOUNT

: a customer's account with a creditor (as a merchant) to which the purchase of goods is charged

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1903

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