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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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 two other separate incidents, Sylvain entered the apartments of an 85-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman and asked them for their driver’s licenses and debit card information, according to probable cause affidavits.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Police confirmed that Kohberger used the same debit card on all 13 visits to the store and purchased only two items of evidentiary interest, according to Moscow Police Department documents.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
For debit cards, loss or theft needs to be reported immediately or there may be some liability for unauthorized transactions.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Nearly two decades after individual states began allowing cannabis to be used for medicinal purposes, many licensed dispensaries still can’t accept credit or debit cards because payment processors won’t take them on as clients.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Police confirmed that Kohberger used the same debit card on all 13 visits to the store and purchased only two items of evidentiary interest, according to Moscow Police Department documents.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
For debit cards, loss or theft needs to be reported immediately or there may be some liability for unauthorized transactions.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Nearly two decades after individual states began allowing cannabis to be used for medicinal purposes, many licensed dispensaries still can’t accept credit or debit cards because payment processors won’t take them on as clients.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for debit card
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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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