card not present
adjective
(alsocard-not-present)ukus(abbreviationCNP)COMMERCE,BANKING
used to show that acreditcardhas beenchargedbut notseenby thepersonorbusinessto bepaid:
Internettransactionsarecardnotpresentand areespeciallyriskyto the e-tailers, whobearthecostof a CNPfraud.
acard-not-presenttransaction