charge account

noun

an account, especially in retailing, that permits a customer to buy merchandise and be billed for it at a later date.

Origin

1900-05, Americanism

Examples from the web for charge account

They supply their bank books which are not joint accounts and their charge account statements that are in their individual names.
All accounts established online are automatically enrolled in auto-charge account replenishment.
Charge customers should write their charge account number or their credit card number.
Of course, you have to be ruthless when it comes time to apply the offsetting income to the charge account.
Buy something on time at a major store or open a local department store charge account and pay your bills promptly.
Bills of sale, canceled checks, charge account records and insurance evaluations are good evidence.

British Dictionary definitions for charge account

noun

another term for credit account