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		xsace on Aug 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stripe launches German beta Actually most people speak about credit card when they actually mean a debit one.

efdee on Aug 27, 2013 | [–]

We refer to a "bank card" when we mean debit and "credit card" when we mean credit. YMMV :-)

selectstar on Aug 27, 2013 | [–]

I agree, in a similar vein I still call my debit card my "switch" out of habit.

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