bank card

noun

: a card (such as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank

Examples of bank card in a Sentence

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Since 2011, Syria and its population has been almost entirely cut off from the global economy, with residents facing difficulties using international bank cards or importing foreign goods amid the crippling civil war. Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 May 2025 Since bank card readers weren’t working, payment was only in cash — when people had it. Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 In that instance, the caller pushed software to the victim which enabled their bank card to be cloned over the air. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fighting in the Donetsk region obtained the Chinese nationals’ documents, bank cards and personal data. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bank card

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bank card was in 1947

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“Bank card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20card. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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bank card

noun
: a card (as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank
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