affinity card
noun
a credit card from a credit card company that gives some money to a particular charity every time you pay for something with the card
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Bank and credit cards
bank card
noun
a small plastic card that you use for making payments or for getting money from the bank
credit card
noun
a small plastic card that you use to buy things now and pay for them later. A similar card that you use to pay for things directly from your bank account is called a debit card.
debit card
noun
a plastic card given by a bank that you use for paying for things. It moves money automatically from your bank account to the account of the person you are paying.
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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