: a card bearing identifying data (such as age or organizational membership) about the individual whose name appears thereon

called also identification card, identity card

Examples of ID card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Caveat: Californians who add a driver's license to their Apple or Google wallets must still carry their physical ID card as required by law. Shawna Chen, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024 Unlike paper applications, the electronic form requires two kinds of identification — a Florida driver’s license or ID card and a Social Security number. Nina Moske, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024 Later that hour, a man in a Pittsburgh Steelers hat with a Bible by his side flashed a laminated ID card. Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024 Even after the arrests, two of the suspects remained on the rolls and at least one was issued another voter ID card. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ID card 

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ID card was in 1937

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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.

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