bank card

noun

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

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Authorities allege Brown stole several of Linehan’s bank cards and her driver’s license before fleeing the scene. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026 Martinez allegedly stole the homeowner's phone and bank card before punching him and fleeing the scene, police said. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 Perhaps because Simon’s win came a little more than three months after a French court found Simon guilty of theft and credit card fraud for using a teammate’s — not Jeanmonnot’s — bank card to purchase about $2,500 worth of goods online. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Surveillance footage from the Acworth Walmart shows 56-year-old Mahendra Patel using his bank card to purchase a bottle of Tylenol. Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026 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 21 Feb. 2026.

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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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