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credit card

Contributed by Rhiannon kelleher

How do credit cards work?
You would have to go to the bank machine and slot your card in and then the machine would ask you how much money you would like and they will give you the money and take the money of your card ,you would also have to do your pin.

Why were credit cards made?
Credit cards were made because to get your money out and your money to be safe so no one will steal the money.
They can be bad if somebody steals your identity and then uses your card fraudulently. Also, you may spend more money than you have.

How big is a credit card?
If the credit card is real it would be 5.2 cm by 3.5 inches long

How is a credit card different to a debit card?
A credit card is where you can get money out from the bank and a debit card is were you can get money out from the bank but you have to give the money back to the bank.

What does pin mean?
Pin means personal identification number

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New York, USA

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3.5cm
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5.2cm
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