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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestarjeta de crédito
Pronunciation / Transliteration: taɾˈxeta ðe ˈkɾi.ðis
"¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small plastic card issued by a bank, financial business, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit.
"She paid for the groceries using her credit card." - 2
A system of deferred payment enabled by such a card.
"Do you prefer to pay in cash or by credit card?"
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'credit', originating from the Latin 'creditum' (something entrusted to another, a loan) via Italian and French, and 'card', derived from the Greek 'khartēs' through Latin and French. The specific collocation emerged in the mid-20th century with the introduction of universal charge cards for commercial transactions.
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carte de crédit
Transliteration: kart də kʁe.di
"Puis-je payer par carte de crédit ?"
Kreditkarte
Transliteration: kʁeˈdiːtˌkaʁtə
"Kann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen?"
carta di credito
Transliteration: ˈkar.ta di ˈkrɛ.di.to
"Accettate la carta di credito?"
tarjeta de crédito
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta ðe ˈkɾi.ðis
"¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?"
cartão de crédito
Transliteration: kaʁˈtɐ̃w dʒi ˈkɾe.di.tu
"Posso pagar com cartão de crédito?"
क्रेडिट कार्ड
Transliteration: kredɪṭ kārḍ
"क्या मैं क्रेडिट कार्ड से भुगतान कर सकता हूँ?"
信用卡
Transliteration: xìn yòng kǎ
"请问可以用信用卡付款吗？"
신용카드
Transliteration: sin-yong-ka-deu
"신용카드로 결제해도 되나요?"
クレジットカード
Transliteration: kurejittokādo
"クレジットカードで支払うことができますか？"
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