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Recent Examples of charge account
Beyond credit cards, Rodriguez reported owing $13,944 on unsecured personal loans and $12,558 on a Macy’s charge account, a type of credit that requires the full balance to be paid monthly and often has no preset limit.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Dad gave them a charge account.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
According to documents filed Monday in the Jacksonville division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Amit Patel had sole authority to approve charges to the team's virtual credit card, a charge account that doesn't require a physical credit card.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile, Vickers was hearing reports about someone in Cleveland claiming to be Collins and trying to buy musical gear on a store charge account; Vickers knew Collins was elsewhere in the country at that point.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2022
His first act of revenge was to purchase several VCRs and televisions on his father’s charge account, and sell them for cash.
—Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022
The Mesopotamians were among the first known to grasp the usefulness of the charge account.
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
The service will not charge account fees or commissions for online trades.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 May 2021
Participants will also have use of public spaces and a charge account for food and beverages.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Dad gave them a charge account.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
According to documents filed Monday in the Jacksonville division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Amit Patel had sole authority to approve charges to the team's virtual credit card, a charge account that doesn't require a physical credit card.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile, Vickers was hearing reports about someone in Cleveland claiming to be Collins and trying to buy musical gear on a store charge account; Vickers knew Collins was elsewhere in the country at that point.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2022
His first act of revenge was to purchase several VCRs and televisions on his father’s charge account, and sell them for cash.
—Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022
The Mesopotamians were among the first known to grasp the usefulness of the charge account.
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
The service will not charge account fees or commissions for online trades.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 May 2021
Participants will also have use of public spaces and a charge account for food and beverages.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charge account
Noun
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That credit line is an important one for Saks Global, which has been vexed by a lack of goods to sell this year.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
19 Dec. 2025
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More than half that credit was in the form of liquidity support to corporations, a kind of financing where Chinese creditors – often as one entity in a syndicate of many international financial institutions – act as a credit line for major companies that need cash.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The problem is that those installment plans don't exist in isolation.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Installment terms Your installment plan can range from as short as three months up to 12 months.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Charge account.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charge%20account. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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