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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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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
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In 2022 Philadelphia also launched its own cash rental assistance pilot, studying 300 households selected to receive money on a prepaid debit card every month.
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Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 13 June 2024
The proceeds included fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits that were loaded onto tens of thousands of prepaid debit cards.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
Fintech startups’ credit cards, debit cards, and other financial services all rely on underlying banking partners.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 May 2024
First payments are expected to be disbursed via a reloadable debit card by Aug. 26.
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 15 Jul. 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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)
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