finance charge

noun

Any fee representing the cost of credit, or the cost of borrowing, expressed as interest accrued on, and fees charged for, on some forms of credit.

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Meanings

nounfinance charge (plural finance charges)

plural finance charges

  1. USbankingAny fee representing the cost of credit, or the cost of borrowing, expressed as interest accrued on, and fees charged for, on some forms of credit.
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finance charge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finance%20charge

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

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