credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 Our expert take The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is a premium credit card with a myriad of benefits and a lower annual fee than other high-end cards with similar features. Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 Use an online bank transfer, your credit card, or a payment app to deposit at least $10 into your account. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 For example, there's no betting on Massachusetts college teams, and no gambling by credit card. Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit card

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit card was in 1888

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“Credit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20card. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

credit card

noun
: a card with which one can buy things on credit

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