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charge plate

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noun

  1. an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.

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Believe it or not, he even hopes that you will always be crazy about clothes, particularly once you establish your own source of income -- fashion plate, charge plate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Visa has forked over $20 million to Olympic organizers to make its charge plate the Games' official credit card, while Coca-Cola has plunked down $33 million to become the official soft drink.

From Time Magazine Archive

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