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• A payment device that allows you to make a purchase when you don't have cash on hand. Your card's terms and conditions and any additional features will be outlined in your credit card agreement.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Credit Card. (n.d.). Credit Card Consumer's Guide. Retrieved November 27, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/credit-card.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Credit Card. www.federalreserve.gov. Credit Card Consumer's Guide. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/credit-card (accessed: November 27, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Credit Card." Credit Card Consumer's Guide. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 27 November. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/credit-card.

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