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debit card
noun
: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest
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Monthly active accounts for the debit card grew more than 30% in 2024, and Pay with Venmo monthly actives increased more than 20%.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Other documents to have organized, according to FEMA, include housing payment records; utility bills; credit/debit card information, receipts from child support; checking, savings and retirement account numbers; insurance policies; paystubs; tax statements; and wills.
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Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The meme coins are available to buy on an app called Moonshot, which allows people to buy meme coins with Apple Pay, credit or debit card, cryptocurrency, or payment apps like PayPal and Venmo.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
In this photo illustration the Visa, Mastercard and American Express logo on various credit cards and debit cards are seen beside US one dollar bills on January 4, 2025 in Somerset, England.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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debit card
noun
: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)
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