credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Forty-four percent of younger millennials who struggled to save said student loans delayed their purchase; high rent held back 42%; credit card debt, 30%. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2026

In 1974, a woman generally couldn’t get a credit card in her own name. — Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026

The coverage offered by a credit card likely only covers a collision damage waiver (CDW) that reimburses you for damage or theft of a rental vehicle. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

How stoozing works Stoozing involves taking out a long-term 0% spending credit card and using it for your normal daily spending, while any unspent money from your bank account – such as your wages – goes into a top savings account to earn interest. — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for credit card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard

Kids Definition

credit card

noun

: a card with which one can buy things on credit