Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun charge_plate

1 sense of charge plate

Sense 1
credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic -- (a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?")
       => open-end credit, revolving credit, charge account credit -- (a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time)
       => positive identification -- (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people")