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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCredit card
/ˈkrɛd.ɪt kɑːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small plastic card issued by a bank, financial business, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit.
"She paid for the groceries using her credit card." - 2
A system of deferred payment enabled by such a card.
"Do you prefer to pay in cash or by credit card?"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'credit' derives from the Latin 'creditum' (a loan, thing entrusted), from 'credere' (to believe, trust), entering English in the 16th century via French and Italian. 'Card' stems from the Greek 'χάρτης' (chartēs, a layer of papyrus) passing through Latin and French. Combined in the mid-20th century with the rise of modern consumer finance and cashless payment systems.
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carte de crédit
Transliteration: kart də kʁe.di
"Puis-je payer par carte de crédit ?"
Kreditkarte
Transliteration: kʁeˈdiːtˌkaʁtə
"Kann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen?"
carta di credito
Transliteration: ˈkar.ta di ˈkrɛ.di.to
"Accettate la carta di credito?"
tarjeta de crédito
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta ðe ˈkɾi.ðis
"¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?"
cartão de crédito
Transliteration: kaʁˈtɐ̃w dʒi ˈkɾe.di.tu
"Posso pagar com cartão de crédito?"
क्रेडिट कार्ड
Transliteration: kredɪṭ kārḍ
"क्या मैं क्रेडिट कार्ड से भुगतान कर सकता हूँ?"
信用卡
Transliteration: xìn yòng kǎ
"请问可以用信用卡付款吗？"
신용카드
Transliteration: sin-yong-ka-deu
"신용카드로 결제해도 되나요?"
クレジットカード
Transliteration: kurejittokādo
"クレジットカードで支払うことができますか？"
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