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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest
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First reported by MySA, signs appeared at certain Buc-ee's fuel pumps that instructed customers using a credit or debit card to pay at the pump.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
One of those knives had been purchased from a store just 50 minutes from the hunting club with a debit card belonging to Nick Kassotis.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
In a letter to some of the city’s marquee retailers, including Gucci, Prada and Valentino, Chief Rivetti advised that shoppers trying to pay with debit cards issued by the state’s employment agency should be asked to show identification that matched the name on the card.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
There is a roughly 9% growth in credit or debit card spending for Gen Zers on fitness categories and a less than 4% growth in spending at bars.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
One of those knives had been purchased from a store just 50 minutes from the hunting club with a debit card belonging to Nick Kassotis.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
In a letter to some of the city’s marquee retailers, including Gucci, Prada and Valentino, Chief Rivetti advised that shoppers trying to pay with debit cards issued by the state’s employment agency should be asked to show identification that matched the name on the card.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
There is a roughly 9% growth in credit or debit card spending for Gen Zers on fitness categories and a less than 4% growth in spending at bars.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
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 14 Mar. 2026.
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