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Thursday, February 9th 2012
Credit Card Glossary

Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions

Confused by credit card terms? CreditCards.com's glossary of credit card definitions will help. From account holder to Regulation Z, we have defined the most-common and most-confusing credit card terms.
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Visa card
A card that bears the Visa symbol and which enables a Visa cardholder to obtain goods, services or cash from a Visa merchant or acquirer, and have the transaction processed through its network. Visa does not itself issue credit or debit cards, but partners with card-issuing financial institutions.
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