LINEAR* Charge (What It Is + Is It Legit?)

Linear, the project management and issue tracking platform popular with software teams, uses a truncated billing descriptor format that results in "LINEAR*" appearing on your bank statement rather than the full company name. The asterisk following the name is a standard convention used by Stripe, Linear's payment processor, which appends this symbol to distinguish subscription-based software charges and sometimes pairs it with a secondary descriptor like a website URL or billing cycle detail depending on your bank's display length. If you're paying the typical $8.00 monthly charge for a Linear subscription, this is the expected descriptor you'll see each billing period.

No, this is a legitimate charge from Linear. However, if you did not authorize this charge or cancelled your subscription, you may be eligible for a refund.

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