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address verification service

address verification service noun: the process of validating a cardholder's given address against the issuer's records, to determine accuracy and deter fraud. This service is provided as part of a credit card authorization for mail order/telephone order transactions. A code is returned with the authorization result that indicates the accuracy of the address match. Abbreviated: AVS.

Noun

address verification service (plural address verification services)

  1. The process of validating a cardholder's given address against the issuer's records, to determine accuracy and deter fraud. This service is provided as part of a credit card authorization for mail order/telephone order transactions. A code is returned with the authorization result that indicates the accuracy of the address match. Abbreviated: AVS.

Forms of address verification service

pluraladdress verification services

Questions about address verification service

What does address verification service mean?
Address verification service means the process of validating a cardholder's given address against the issuer's records, to determine accuracy and deter fraud. This service is provided as part of a credit card authorization for mail order/telephone order transactions. A code is returned with the authorization result that indicates the accuracy of the address match. Abbreviated: AVS.
What part of speech is address verification service?
Address verification service is a noun.
What is the plural of address verification service?
The plural of address verification service is address verification services.

Words near address verification service in the dictionary

  1. address of record
  2. Address Resolution Protocol
  3. address space
  4. address spaces
  5. address the ball
  6. address verification service
  7. address verification services
  8. address'd
  9. addressabilities
  10. addressability
  11. addressable

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