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• You receive a cash advance when you use your card or account to do any of the following:

  1. obtain cash from an automated teller machine (ATM); or
  2. obtain cash from any other source; or
  3. make a wire transfer; or
  4. buy foreign currency; or
  5. buy traveler’s checks; or
  6. buy money orders; or
  7. buy Lottery tickets; or
  8. buy gambling chips and wagers; or
  9. cash an access check.
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Cash advance. (n.d.). Definition of Credit Card Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cash-advance.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Cash advance. www.consumerfinance.gov. Definition of Credit Card Terms. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cash-advance (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Cash advance." Definition of Credit Card Terms. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cash-advance.

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