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No - Buying goods on a credit card is a 'temporary loan' from the card company to allow you to buy stuff without handing over cash at the time the transaction takes place. The store bills the card company, and they hand over the cash to the store. The card company then bills you for the transaction.

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What does a credit card balance represents?

how much money you have


Is a credit card a type of money in the economy?

Credit is a type of money in the economy. It is a form of temporary currency that is used to buy goods and services.


With the use of credit cards becoming more prominent and the availability of credit broader than ever. Why are credit not included in the Ms?

Credit cards are loans - unsecured loans to be exact. So the short answer is that loans are not considered money, thus it's not included in the money supply. Consider what happens in a credit card transaction. Let's say you buy groceries and pay for it with a credit card. At the end of the night, the grocery store will settle out their card terminals and run a batch. Usually, within 24 hours, the grocery store will be credited with money in their account from the credit card company. This transaction is usually a M1 (checking like accounts) or M2 (savings and money market like accounts) transfer between the credit card company and the bank institution of the grocery store. Then when you pay your credit card bill, again it will be a M1 or M2 tranaction between your account to the credit card company. If credit card loans were included at the time you swipe the card at the grocery store, then the transaction would be double counted. Loans are merely a demand obligation to pay at some future date. It is not counted as money flow until a payment is made. The loan itself is not money flow.


What is meant by plastic money?

plastic money nothing but we use normally plastic card like credit cards, debit cards, etc.,.It is vernacular for credit cards.


Should paper money be phased out by 2020?

No, because there are hackers every where and they can hack on your credit card.

Related Questions

What is a secured credit card?

a credit card that is secured by a deposit of your own money


If the free-lotto are really free why they ask credit card money?

Legal Purposes.


Can anyone get a credit card?

if you have money you have to pay for a credit card


Can you transfer money to a credit card?

Yes, you can transfer money to a credit card by making a payment from your bank account to the credit card account.


How is the Walmart Money Card different from a normal Visa credit card?

The Walmart money card is different from a normal Visa credit card because an individual has to deposit money on the Walmart card before he or she can purchase items with the card. Whereas the Visa credit card already has money on it, or a certain amount of credit.


Can you wire money directly to a credit card?

No, you cannot wire money directly to a credit card.


How do you know if your credit card is secured?

A secured credit card is a card on which you load money to be used by you. You will know if your credit card is secured if you must put money on it to use it.


How can I use a credit card to deposit money?

You can use a credit card to deposit money by transferring funds from your credit card to your bank account or by using your credit card to make a cash deposit at an ATM that accepts credit card deposits.


Can you add money to a credit card?

Yes, you can add money to a credit card by making a payment towards the balance on the card.


Why can't i purchase a money order with my credit card?

Because there has to be real money on the money order. A credit card is a loan of money to you.


How can one get credit card with bad credit?

u sex the credit card and it has no money on it


When I transfer money with my credit card what do you see on my credit card account?

no