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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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

Step 3 Consider opening a joint credit account or adding your partner to existing accounts. —Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 14 Feb. 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, 4 Dec. 2023

Unrecognized accounts on your credit report An unexpected loan or credit account appearing on your credit report is a glaring sign of identity theft. —Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023

Financial Protection Dear Financial: That is excellent advice, and your experience with that first credit account was invaluable. —Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2023

This item [identify item(s) disputed by name of source, such as creditors or tax court, and identify type of item, such as credit account, judgment, etc.] is [inaccurate or incomplete] because [describe what is inaccurate or incomplete and why]. —Mya Frazier, New York Times, 7 June 2023

Although 26 million of 258 million credit-eligible Americans lack a credit score, anyone who has ever opened a credit card or other credit account, like a loan, has one. —D. Brian Blank, Fortune, 3 June 2023

Removing an installment credit account, such as your auto loan, might cause a dip in your score as well. —Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 4 Apr. 2023