split tender

split tender (plural split tenders)

1. (finance) Two or more different forms of payment in a single transaction; typically cash and credit card.
   • 2004, Mark Furlette, Prepaid Card Markets and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia:

     In some cases the customer will present the gift card and a credit card for the difference, but some merchant's Point of Sale systems lack the capacity to handle a split tender such as this.