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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest
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Before the spike in energy prices due to the Iran war, Scharf said that gas represented 6% of total debit card spending and 4% of total credit spending.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said that in the days following McClelland's disappearance, Hague used the victim's debit card and filed an unemployment insurance claim in McClelland's name.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
If you’re enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, your Health Savings Account isn’t just a debit card for copays.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Pay yourself first In 2016, Cotter began purchasing virtual debit cards.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said that in the days following McClelland's disappearance, Hague used the victim's debit card and filed an unemployment insurance claim in McClelland's name.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
If you’re enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, your Health Savings Account isn’t just a debit card for copays.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Pay yourself first In 2016, Cotter began purchasing virtual debit cards.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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