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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest

Examples of debit card in a Sentence

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Electronic transactions such as credit and debit card purchases, will continue to be down to the penny, Lenard said, with only cash transactions being rounded. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 May 2025 These include online banking, PayPal, Venmo and debit cards. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025 Once activated, the debit card could be used for retail transactions, to send money to others, or to get cash at an ATM. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The other scam involved a caller posing as a bank official, ultimately resulting in unauthorized debit card transactions. Wayne Ford, USA Today, 23 May 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 29 May. 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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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