credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

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Beyond that, Americans now use less cash overall, favoring digital payments and credit cards. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 Scammers would then send recipients to fake sites, where they would be tricked into revealing personal and sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, which are then stolen. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2025 Which makes buy now, pay later, something of a threat to credit card companies. NPR, 12 Nov. 2025 Delta Airlines’ credit card partnership is more profitable than its airplanes. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

credit card

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

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