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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Demand immediate payment via prepaid debit cards, gift cards or wire transfers. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 The manager gave the man $80 in change and a gift card. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 Gillibrand, who spent 15 years as a securities lawyer, pitches stablecoins to her Senate colleagues as akin to the traveler’s checks tourists used to carry abroad or department store gift cards. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025 Possible rewards include contributions to a spending/wellness account, gift cards or meaningful prizes that fit your employees' interests. Michael Held, Forbes, 18 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 10 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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