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Authorized User

 Someone authorized by the original credit card hold­er to use the holder's card. While authorized users are not responsible for paying any charges, including their own, they are sometimes dunned for the unpaid bills of the card holder.In that way, it differs from joint credit, in which both parties are obliged to pay. In some cases, the user will receive a credit card in his or her name, even though it is linked to someone else's account.