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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Online retailers face additional challenges, including promo abuse, refund fraud and gift card fraud, where individuals exploit digital loopholes for financial gain. Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 In addition, for every $50 in gift cards purchased at the venue through Dec. 31, guests will receive one free game card. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024 Doctors who completed the most appointments with seniors in Medicare Advantage were eligible for ten-thousand-dollar bonuses, and patients were offered seventy-five-dollar gift cards for getting checkups at which their medical histories could be recorded. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024 Or an Uber gift card for someone whose car was damaged or stolen. Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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