charge account

noun

1. an account, especially in retailing, that permits a customer to buy merchandise and be billed for it at a later date.

charge account

noun

1. another term for credit account

Word History and Origins

Origin of charge account¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

It was hard to miss the news of Newt and Callista Gingrich's eye-popping charge account at Tiffany's.

From The Daily Beast

It is obvious that a message filed by Oswald would not be found in any of our charge account message files.

From Project Gutenberg

If one has a charge-account with a firm, purchases made from them should invariably be charged.

From Project Gutenberg

Esther explains by showing name of charge account and address.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover a Special Charge Account costs you nothing since our prices are the same whether you pay cash or have purchases charged.

From Project Gutenberg

The amount of daily sales made to those customers who do not pay cash but run a charge account should be entered in this column.

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