debit card
noun
: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest
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In Texas, businesses are not allowed to add a fee for paying with a debit card.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Birchfield is also accused of using the victims’ debit cards and bank accounts to make personal purchases and pay his own credit card bills since September 2022, WBTV reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
As kids get older, parents can introduce prepaid family debit cards like FamZoo and Greenlight that can help teach kids money management and financial literacy from a young age.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Hoffman used the funds in the accounts to make donations to candidates for federal and state office by writing checks drawn on the accounts and by using the debit cards linked to the accounts to make contributions and donations online.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Birchfield is also accused of using the victims’ debit cards and bank accounts to make personal purchases and pay his own credit card bills since September 2022, WBTV reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
As kids get older, parents can introduce prepaid family debit cards like FamZoo and Greenlight that can help teach kids money management and financial literacy from a young age.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Hoffman used the funds in the accounts to make donations to candidates for federal and state office by writing checks drawn on the accounts and by using the debit cards linked to the accounts to make contributions and donations online.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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