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Noun: charge plate  chaa(r)j pleyt
  1. A card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
    "do you take charge plate?";
    - charge card, plastic [informal]

Derived forms: charge plates

Type of: charge account credit, open-end credit, positive identification, revolving credit

Encyclopedia: Charge plate