Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions
Dormant account
A dormant account is a bank account with infrequent or no use. In the case of credit cards, if no activity is recorded for the account, some card issuers will close the account and revoke charging privileges. A dormant account is also called an inactive account.
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