identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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Your proof of residence could be any of those identification cards or the aforementioned bills or documents with your address on them. Addy Bink, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024 Acceptable forms of identification include driver's licenses or state ID cards, photo identifications issued by federal or local governments, a U.S. passport, military ID cards, student ID cards, and tribal identification cards. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024 Deputies found identification cards, along with a handgun and cell phones, in the sedan. Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024 In Sanibel, residents with identification cards and business owners with permits could return during daylight hours, but city officials warned that a boil water notice and a curfew were in effect. Sam Brock, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identification card 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identification card was in 1889

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification%20card. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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