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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Additional prizes include gift cards for craft beer, specialty cocktails, local gifts and specialty ice cream in the neighborhood beefing up your chances at scoring something special. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Each card contains a prize, ranging from California Pizza Kitchen discounts, retail gift cards and cash prizes. Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025 The manager phoned the Subway and as a result, the manager there refused to accept a $100 bill from the same man for a $20 gift card. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 Whoever got Shep and Molly to kiss wins a $300 gift card to Piggly Wiggly and one hot dog from JT from Southern Hospitality’s hot-dog cart. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025 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 14 Apr. 2025.

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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