gift card

noun

: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

Examples of gift card in a Sentence

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Participants can provide contact information for a chance to win a gift card. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Reservations are required to experience this tranquil space, so treat your loved one to a gift card. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Verizon Fios promo codes can give a flat discount, waive activation fees, or get rewards gift cards. Simon Lucas, WIRED coupons, 1 Nov. 2024 Consumers also have the option of returning the tumbler and metal straw to get a refund in the form of a $15 gift card. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gift card 

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift card was in 1990

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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

gift card

noun
: a card that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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