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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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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This can be done with a credit card, debit card or several other secure options. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025 This includes a credit card, debit card, gift card or any other electronic payment method. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025 Pay by check or debit card at participating retail stores like Kroger, Fry’s, Smith’s,Ralphs, PayLess, Harris Teeter and others. Kara McGinley, USA Today, 4 July 2025 Two specialty debit card designs are also included in the program: one that looks like a cassette tape and another resembling a vinyl record. Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 20 Jul. 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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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