credit account
noun
British
: an arrangement in which a bank, store, etc., allows a customer to buy things with a credit card and pay for them later : charge account
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That means no one can open a new credit account while the freeze is in place.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
That’s of little comfort, however, for fliers whose credit scores aren’t good enough to open a credit account, or for those who simply prefer not to (some airlines also offer rewards debit cards, which similarly do not include bag fee waivers).
—Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Opening a new credit account, including a mortgage, can cause your credit score to dip by a few points.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Someone used another person’s personal identifying information to open a credit account and spent $4,000.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
With a freeze in place, nobody, not even you, can open a new credit account in your name.
—PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
As a type of personal loan, debt consolidation is considered a new credit account.
—Quinlan Grim, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
That’s of little comfort, however, for fliers whose credit scores aren’t good enough to open a credit account, or for those who simply prefer not to (some airlines also offer rewards debit cards, which similarly do not include bag fee waivers).
—Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Opening a new credit account, including a mortgage, can cause your credit score to dip by a few points.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Someone used another person’s personal identifying information to open a credit account and spent $4,000.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
With a freeze in place, nobody, not even you, can open a new credit account in your name.
—PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
As a type of personal loan, debt consolidation is considered a new credit account.
—Quinlan Grim, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Credit account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20account. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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