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CREDIT CARD [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

credit card: an item in the "Exchange Media" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

carte de crédit : objet de la classe «Support d'échange» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Loans
DEF

A card issued by a financial institution or a company that entitles the holder to sign for goods and services and to pay for them at a later time.

OBS

Cards issued by a chartered bank, a trust company, or a credit union, such as the Bank of Montreal MasterCard, the Canada Trust MasterCard, the CS CO-OP MasterCard, the Bank of Nova Scotia Visa, the Royal Bank Visa, and the Visa Desjardins. Also, cards issued by retailers such as Canadian Tire, Eaton's, The Bay and Sears as well as gasoline cards issued by Esso, Ultramar and Petro-Canada.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by the Government of Canada Terminology and Language Standardization Board (TLSB).

OBS

Compare to "debit card".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Carte, émise par un établissement financier ou une société, qui permet à son titulaire de régler, sans versement immédiat, le paiement de biens et de services.

OBS

Les cartes des banques à charte, compagnies de fiducie et coopératives de crédit (MasterCard Banque de Montréal, MasterCard Canada Trust, MasterCard CS CO-OP ou Visa Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse, Visa Banque Royale, Visa Desjardins); les cartes de commerçants (Canadian Tire, Eaton, La Baie, Sears); les cartes de détaillants d'essence (Esso, Ultramar, Petro-Canada).

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par la Commission générale de normalisation terminologique et linguistique du gouvernement du Canada (CGNTL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Préstamos
DEF

Tarjeta de material plástico emitida por un banco o una institución especializada a nombre de una persona, que podrá utilizarla para efectuar compras y realizar pagos a crédito o al contado al finalizar el mes dentro de unos límites de riesgo prefijados.

OBS

La entidad emisora carga al comerciante un porcentaje por este servicio, y en algunos casos una cuota fija anual al tenedor. Tiene una banda magnética para dificultar el fraude y facilitar su uso, por ejemplo, VISA.

OBS

tarjeta de crédito: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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