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
Examples of credit account in a Sentence
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Someone used another person’s personal identifying information to open a credit account and spent $4,000.
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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
While a freeze is in place, nobody can open a new credit account in your name.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
This is due to adding another line of credit, having a hard credit inquiry performed and lowering your average credit account age, all of which influence your credit score.
—Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
According to WalletHub, an account in distress is defined as a credit account that is in forbearance or has its payments delayed, meaning the account holder is temporarily allowed to not make payments due to financial difficulty.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 23 July 2024
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.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Older parents should have a credit account in their own name, and women may need to be especially mindful on this point.
—Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
As of October, just over 18% of the population had a 30-day or worse past-due payment on at least one credit account in the prior year, according to FICO.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
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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
While a freeze is in place, nobody can open a new credit account in your name.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
This is due to adding another line of credit, having a hard credit inquiry performed and lowering your average credit account age, all of which influence your credit score.
—Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
According to WalletHub, an account in distress is defined as a credit account that is in forbearance or has its payments delayed, meaning the account holder is temporarily allowed to not make payments due to financial difficulty.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 23 July 2024
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.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Older parents should have a credit account in their own name, and women may need to be especially mindful on this point.
—Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
As of October, just over 18% of the population had a 30-day or worse past-due payment on at least one credit account in the prior year, according to FICO.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Credit account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20account. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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