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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescartão de pagamento integral
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaɾˈtãw dʒi paɡaˈmẽtu ĩteˈɡɾaw
"O cartão de pagamento integral deve ser quitado todo mês."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A payment card that requires the cardholder to pay the entire balance in full each month, unlike a credit card which allows revolving debt.
"He used his charge-card to purchase the airline tickets, knowing the full balance would be due at the end of the month." - 2
A historical precursor to modern credit and debit cards issued by specific stores or travel companies for deferred payment.
"The museum displayed an original mid-century charge-card issued by a major department store."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'charge' (derived from Old French 'chargier', ultimately from Late Latin 'carricare', meaning to load) and 'card' (from Ancient Greek 'χάρτης' via Latin 'charta'). It emerged in the mid-20th century with the advent of modern consumer finance and credit systems to describe payment tokens requiring full balance settlement per billing cycle.
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carte de paiement à solde intégral
Transliteration: kart də pa.ɛ.mɑ̃ a sɔld ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal
"Il a réglé ses achats avec sa carte de paiement."
Charge-Karte
Transliteration: ˈtʃaːɐ̯dʒˌkaʁtə
"Mit einer Charge-Karte muss der Saldo monatlich komplett ausgeglichen werden."
carta di pagamento a saldo
Transliteration: ˈkarta di paɡaˈmento a ˈsaldo
"La carta a saldo richiede il pagamento dell'intero importo mensile."
tarjeta de compra
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta de ˈkompɾa
"La tarjeta de compra exige el pago total al final del mes."
cartão de pagamento integral
Transliteration: kaɾˈtãw dʒi paɡaˈmẽtu ĩteˈɡɾaw
"O cartão de pagamento integral deve ser quitado todo mês."
चार्ज कार्ड
Transliteration: charge card
"चार्ज कार्ड का बिल महीने के अंत में पूरा चुकाना होता है।"
贝账卡
Transliteration: fùzhàng kǎ
Script: 付账卡
"使用付账卡必须在每月月底前付清全款。"
지불카드
Transliteration: jibul-kadeu
"이 지불카드는 매달 전액을 결제해야 합니다."
チャージカード
Transliteration: chāji kādo
"チャージカードの利用代金は毎月末に全額引き落とされます。"
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