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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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

Recent Examples on the Web Virginia’s program includes a debit card, which allows for spending on everyday items like restaurants, trips to the pharmacy and clothes. Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 Yes, this account offers a debit card that allows purchases and ATM withdrawals. Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024 Their advice to those interested in moving abroad is to have a credit card with no foreign transaction fees as well as a debit card that allows fee-free withdrawals internationally. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024 The carmakers give new fuel cell owners a debit card worth $15,000 of fuel, Newman noted, another rich incentive to go hydrogen. Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for debit card 

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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 2 Oct. 2024.

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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