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©TakeChargeTodayMay2014UnderstandingCreditCards
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CreditCardOfferVocabulary
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Step1:Findandhighlighteachofthevocabularywordsinthetablebelowinthecreditcardofferprovided.
(8
points)
Step2:Reviewthehighlightedwordsinthecreditcardoffer.Whichwordsareyounotfamiliarwith?Write
sixwordsthatyouarenotfamiliarwithinthefirstcolumnofthetablebelow.Usingyourinformationsheet,
writethedefinitionofeachwordinyourownwordsin
thesecondcolumn.(8p oints)
Step3:Afterinstruction,completecolumnthreebydescribingwhyitisimportanttounder standeachword
whenevaluatingacreditcardoffer.
(8points)
VocabularyWords
Annualfee Annualpercentagerate
(APR)
Balancetransfers Creditcard
Creditlimit Introductoryrate Latepaymentfee Overthelimitfee
PenaltyAPR Preapproved Returnpaymentfee SchumerBox
VariablerateAPR
Word Definition Whythismatters
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