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charge plate

/ˈtʃɑːrdʒ pleɪt/

翻译: 旧时指信用卡,或指商店在信用卡普及前用于记账的金属或塑料牌子。

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/ˈtʃɑːrdʒ pleɪt/C1formalamericanbusiness已废弃
  • zh旧时指信用卡,或指商店在信用卡普及前用于记账的金属或塑料牌子。

An outdated term for a credit card or a metal or plastic plate used for charge accounts in stores before modern credit cards became widespread.

  1. Historical credit cardC1formalamerican

    A small metal or plastic plate issued by a store or business to a customer, used to record purchases on credit before the modern credit card.

    zh历史信用卡

    • My grandmother still has her old charge plate from the department store.
    • In the 1950s, customers used a charge plate to buy goods on account.
    • The store clerk imprinted the charge plate onto the sales slip.