credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

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Paying down credit card debt is saving 20% that would have gone to the credit card company instead of staying in your pocket. Bernadette Joy, Contributor, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025 While homeowners hold onto low mortgage rates, many have taken on high-interest debt elsewhere, such as credit cards, personal loans, and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 In September, a local bank sued Burns in county court for nearly $24,000 in unpaid credit card debt. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Approach with caution, look at reviews, and maybe don’t use your main credit card (or at least keep your bank’s dispute line handy). Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit card

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit card was in 1888

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“Credit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20card. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

credit card

noun
: a card with which one can buy things on credit

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