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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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

The company offers payment gateway integration, chargeback management tools, and PCI-compliant processing infrastructure to help merchants maintain compliance while accepting credit and debit card payments. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Deposit $1,000 or complete 10 debit card transactions in 31 days from account opening. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Foreign debit cards are eaten by local ATM machines frequently, so having a backup card in addition to credit cards (physical and digital) helps mitigate any unforeseen issues. — Sheree M. Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Shortly after, charges to Exelby’s debit card paid to Hall’s business helped lead investigators to him. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)