charge account

noun

A type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date.

Similar
credit accountopen account

Meanings

nouncharge account (plural charge accounts)

plural charge accounts

  1. USA type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date.

    Synonyms: credit account

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date.

More synonyms by meaning

nouncredit extended by a business to a customer

Similar
credit accountopen account
Broader
open-end creditrevolving creditcharge account credit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish luottotili
  • luottotiliTranslations
Polish kredyt
  • kredytTranslations
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APA

charge account. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20account

MLA

“charge account.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20account. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charge account,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20account.

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