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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest

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From there, deposit cash using online banking, PayPal, credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or any other available payment method. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025 Cash only: The Desert Bar doesn't accept credit or debit cards. Tiffany Acosta, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 Payment methods differ by country, and Latin American consumers don’t use credit and debit cards as much as Americans do. Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Those who don’t sign up for paperless billing and autopay will have to pay an extra $8 per month for payments made via credit or debit card. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for debit card

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of debit card was in 1975

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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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