How to Use debit card in a Sentence

debit card

noun
  • When the child buys something with a credit card or debit card, the app rounds up the price to the nearest dollar.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The most common transactions that generate an overdraft fee involve the use of a debit card.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • If any on-campus parking remains available, fans may pay at the parking lot using a credit/debit card.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Attackers were able to steal full names, credit and debit card numbers, account numbers, passwords, and more.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Dec. 2021
  • This means many subsequent transactions incur overdraft fees due to the unavailability of the funds set aside for those debit card transactions.
    Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • In one incident, a single debit card swipe resulted in multiple overdraft fees totaling a few hundred dollars.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Law enforcement reviewed credit card and debit card records, and Best Buy provided surveillance.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Second, Garland’s gossamer-thin accusation imagines that debit cards exist as the frontier beyond which transactions will not go.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • More than 80% of overdraft transactions come from consumers who opted into debit card overdraft programs with the clear intention of using it to cover their payments.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2021
  • More probing showed one of the men had used his debit card to purchase screwdrivers and flashlights near the sites of two of the Fairfax County burglaries, according to a search warrant.
    Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Before his remains were discovered, Laundrie was wanted on federal charges for using Petito's debit card to withdraw cash.
    Patricia McKnight, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Other ads, ubiquitous on social media, feature images of Aspiration’s debit card, which depicts a green treescape and is made from recycled plastic.
    Carson Kessler, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Debtors Anonymous Fun, free and all about the debit card!
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The debit cards required a pin, so those didn’t work for them.
    Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • As if one day one of his cellmates would hold a debit card in their hand and the cash would flow out.
    Ethan Gutmann, National Review, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The event is cashless, so bring a credit or debit card.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Pay with a credit card, not a debit card and not by putting money on gift cards.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2022
  • This shop accepts cash and debit cards. 💭 My thought bubble: Don't be afraid to ask for help.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Crown Point High School is a cashless gate — please bring a credit/debit card.
    Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The wallet was found across from the police station and contained a student ID and a debit card.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The flyer also says her debit card was last used at an ATM in the country of Georgia.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There are two versions of the RedCard—one is a credit card, and one is a debit card that links to a bank account.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 July 2023
  • With the debit card, which has a $200 a month fee, customers gain access to the entire suite of Greenwood’s products.
    Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • And for now, the dispensary takes only cash, checks or debit cards.
    Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 9 June 2024
  • The card can be used like a debit card but is only for food and nonalcoholic drinks.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Fans can use credit/debit cards only at the gate, no cash sales for tickets at any sites.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Payment method must be a debit card or linked bank account.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Be aware that most rental car companies will put a hold on your credit or debit card, above and beyond the cost of the rental.
    Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2022
  • When Take 5 didn't answer her emails, Schwartz disputed the charges with her bank and canceled the debit card.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
  • By the time the police arrived, Berry had departed the scene but had left behind her debit card and phone.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023

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