Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

address verification service

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: ad-dress ver-i-fi-ca-tion ser-vice
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

address verification services (plural)

Questions

What does address verification service mean?: 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.

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