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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest

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The badge on your business debit card might one day read Shopify, Toast or Xero—but the compliance brain under the hood will need to think, grizzled and cautious, like JPMorgan. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Inside, is Gi-hun’s bloody Player 456 uniform and a debit card with what is presumably his millions of dollars of winnings. Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025 This can be done with a credit card, debit card or several other options. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 The festival will be a cashless event; credit cards, debit cards and Venmo will be accepted. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for debit card

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 5 Jul. 2025.

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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