gift card

noun

: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

Examples of gift card in a Sentence

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Offenders often demand that money be provided quickly and through gift cards or wire transfers, which don’t require identification to collect. Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025 The Prime Visa is currently offering a $150 gift card for Prime members and it can be used instantly for Prime Big Deal Days shopping. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 The kit includes a Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Roll, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, a taco stand and a $25 gift card to cover additional ingredients. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 The last drop includes 100 chances to win free Taco Tuesdays for a year (100 $160 gift cards available for redemption). Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gift card

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift card was in 1990

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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

gift card

noun
: a card that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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