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bank card

noun

: a card (such as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank

Examples of bank card in a Sentence

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The recruits were forced to hand over power of attorney and bank cards to the gang, giving them almost complete financial control. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 In at least one case, the defendants allegedly took an employee to the bank, opened an account in her name, then confiscated her passport and bank cards to use the account without her consent, LoPresti said. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2025 Its signature product is a credit-card-sized crypto wallet that leverages the same NFC technology found in bank cards to sign blockchain transactions. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 The purchases of Argentinian bank cards in neighboring Chile have increased 438% this year, while Argentines have loaded up on Jordan-brand sneakers and Zara jeans. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bank card

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bank card was in 1947

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“Bank card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20card. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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bank card

noun
: a card (as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank
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