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• A purchase is the use of your card to buy or lease products or services. The purchase of cash or cash equivalents, like casino chips or lottery tickets, is a cash advance, not a purchase.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Purchases. (n.d.). Definition of Credit Card Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/purchases.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Purchases. www.consumerfinance.gov. Definition of Credit Card Terms. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/purchases (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Purchases." Definition of Credit Card Terms. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/purchases.

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