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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After Cornett disappeared, police said, her bank card was used to withdraw about $1,000. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025 Prosecutors charged The Epoch Times’s chief financial officer, Bill Guan, and an employee in Vietnam with conspiracy to launder at least $67 million using cryptocurrency in a scheme that involved identity theft and prepaid bank cards. Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024 The defendant in the case admitted to stealing the unconscious man’s wallet and car, throwing his body into a hotel dumpster and using his bank card to go on a shopping spree. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025 His bank card was discovered near the Cumberland River on March 17, five days before his remains were recovered. Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 24 Mar. 2024 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 31 Mar. 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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