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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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

Bona fides: Processed $156 billion in transactions, which includes, among other things, credit and debit cards swipes, wire, and ACH transfers, in 2024, up 64% from 2023; now has more than 200,000 customers, including Surge AI and 11x. —Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025

Target is offering refunds, either in cash, to the credit card/debit card used, or as a gift card. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025

Affirm — The online lender added 1.8% after unveiling a deal with FIS to bring Affirm’s buy now, pay later debit cards to more banks and their customers. —Pia Singh,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025

Bridgewater Bank requires specialized point-of-sale software specifically made for the sale of cannabis in order for the dispensary to be able to offer purchases with credit or debit cards instead of just with cash. —Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)