On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:19:31 +0100, "Colin Youngs"
wrote:
Same in Belgium. When I get my monthly credit card bill, I must
pay the
outstanding amount on the card in full. Each new month must start
with a
zero balance.

That to me is a charge card, not a credit card. An example of one of
those is AmEx.

Neil

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Neil Williams, Milton Keynes, UK

On 25-Jan-12 00:53, Neil Williams wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:19:31 +0100, "Colin Youngs"
wrote:
Same in Belgium. When I get my monthly credit card bill, I must
pay the outstanding amount on the card in full. Each new month must
start with a zero balance.

That to me is a charge card, not a credit card. An example of one of
those is AmEx.

AmEx now offers revolving cards, aka "credit cards", so they're not a
very good example anymore.

AFAIK, Diners Club (now owned by Discover) is still non-revolving.

S

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In message , at 11:47:59 on Wed, 25 Jan
2012, Stephen Sprunk remarked:
AmEx now offers revolving cards, aka "credit cards", so they're not a
very good example anymore.

They (Amex CC) have been available in the UK for ages (maybe ten years).
But the original Amex is still a good example of a charge card.

ps I've sometimes wondered if an Amex card could be used as proof of age
in a bar, as mine says I've been a member more than 30 years, so even if
I got it at birth [seems unlikely] I'm bound to be over 21.
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Roland Perry