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Check Cards

By Justin Pritchard, About.com

Definition: A payment card that draws against your checking account.

Check card payments can often be processed as "debit" or "credit" transactions. For details, see Should You Choose Debit or Credit?

Also Known As: Debit Card
Examples: You can pay with a check card.

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