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charge plate
noun as in bank card
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noun as in charge card
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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.
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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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