Catchword: book-up

Filed Under: English, Australia, Money & Finance

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: THE ANZ bank has warned it will not do business with shops that hold the credit cards and personal identification numbers of Aboriginal customers. In a submission to the Northern Territory Government, the bank says the practice, known as “book-up,” exposes indigenous people “to an unacceptable risk of fraud, theft, unsafe debt and liability for unauthorised transactions.”

Article or Document Title:
“ANZ gets tough on card risk” (URL)

Author:
Tony Koch

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
The Australian

Publishing Location:
Sydney, Australia

Date of Publication:
Feb. 25, 2006

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