credit account

British  

noun

1. Also called: charge account.  a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment

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Example Sentences

Most major banks and credit unions offer text or email alerts for big-ticket purchases or when someone tries to open a new bank or credit account in your name.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

I’ve only had one bank account and one credit account that I opened myself when I turned 18 so I never had to deal with this.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

“When a company lends, they want to make sure the consumer can handle that new credit account and can in fact pay it back.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2022

But the survey shows that fraud rose by 9%, driven by a rise in bank and credit account fraud.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2020

Before my arrest, I’d set up a timed funds transfer that would deposit enough money in my IOI credit account to pay off my entire debt, forcing IOI to release me from indenturement.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline