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credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

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Your credit card rewards are a losing game for most Americans, new research shows. FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025 What To Know According to Equifax’s report, which analyzed data through August of this year, lending activity has increased across first mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, consumer financing and student loans. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 That’s one of the highest credit card bonuses on the market, but the high spending requirement might be out of reach for smaller businesses, freelancers and side hustlers. Raina He, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025 The average credit card interest rate sits over 20% now, just under a record high, and the average American owes thousands of dollars to credit card companies. CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit card

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit card was in 1888

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“Credit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20card. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

credit card

noun
: a card with which one can buy things on credit

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