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Pending transaction

What crypto means by it

A payment that has been authorised but not yet settled. The amount is held, the final figure can still change, and it is why a hotel or a petrol station can show more than you agreed to.

What you already know this as

The same pending line on the same statement, clearing in the same day or two.

Related terms

Authorisation Settlement Balance

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