What is AMAZON PRIME on your bank statement?
Here's what this charge most likely is, grounded in our prefix dictionary and what the descriptor itself contains.
This charge appears to be an Amazon Prime membership fee billed directly by Amazon.
- Most likely: Amazon Prime
- a subscription service
- Processed by: Amazon
- Amazon bills this charge directly — there is no third-party payment processor involved. The descriptor 'AMAZON PRIME' is Amazon's standard billing label for Prime membership renewals.
- Category
- Subscription / Membership
Doesn't look right? Things you could check:
- Check your Amazon account — Signing in to amazon.com and visiting 'Memberships & Subscriptions' will show your Prime status and most recent billing date.
- Look for a receipt email — Amazon typically sends a charge confirmation to the email address on the account when a Prime renewal occurs.
- Verify the billing cycle — Prime can be billed monthly or annually, so the amount and timing may help confirm which plan is active on the account.
- Check for household or gifted memberships — Amazon allows Prime to be shared with household members, so a charge could relate to a shared or gifted membership rather than a personal one.
An Amazon charge. It may be an Amazon.com order, a Prime membership, or another Amazon service.
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- AMAZON.COM
This appears to be a charge from Amazon, most likely for an online purchase, a Prime membership, or another Amazon service.
- AMAZON MUSIC
This charge appears to be a subscription fee for Amazon Music, Amazon's music streaming service.
- ACH WEB PYMT BILLPAY
This appears to be an electronic bill payment made through your bank's online bill pay service via the ACH network.
- ADBL*AUDIOBOOK PURCHASE
This appears to be a charge from Audible for a one-time audiobook purchase.