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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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 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. 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. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024 Fintech startups’ credit cards, debit cards, and other financial services all rely on underlying banking partners. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 May 2024 First payments are expected to be disbursed via a reloadable debit card by Aug. 26. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for debit card 

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of debit card was in 1975

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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