credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

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Use a spreadsheet to list all financial obligations (mortgage, utilities, insurance and so on), credit card obligations, total balances, interest rates and minimum payments. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 This can be as simple as printing out your bank and credit card statements, highlighting the essentials, and trimming the extras that don’t align with your goals. Essence, 13 Aug. 2025 The complaint alleges the woman allegedly used someone’s banking information to make credit card payments. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025 To lift these restrictions, YouTube requires users to share either a government ID, a credit card, or a selfie to authenticate their actual ages. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

credit card

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

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