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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest

Examples of debit card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to a police report about the theft, a man used the victim’s debit card to take cash out of an ATM in west Fort Worth on May 7. — Mary Ella Hastings july 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Earn cash back or points on debit card purchases through the PNC Purchase Payback® program, with offers tailored to your shopping habits. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Focusing on the Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches, Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data suggests that in-person spending rose 5% year over year. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for debit card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard

Kids Definition

debit card

noun

: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)