collectible card

noun

plural collectible cards

: one of a set of cards or digital files collected and traded as a hobby : trading card

A Tom Brady collectible card from the year 2000 has set a modern card record in an online auction.

—Alan Dawson

… these guys are experts in collectible cards and stock a number of rare decks, single cards, booster packs and limited edition runs.

—Ben Williams

… NFT trading cards are digital collectible cards stored on the blockchain, ensuring authenticity, ownership, and security.

—Iulia Vasile

see also collectible card game

Examples of collectible card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sure enough, visitors are participating in Disney Lorcana, the collectible card game, across the park. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026

Other recent Pokémon card heists The incident in New York City has not been the only robbery related to collectible cards in recent months. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above