Definition of debit card
: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest
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Shannade allegedly used his identity and two of his debit cards to pay her rent and phone bills, as well as to pay for flights and other online purchases for clothes that were in the thousands of dollars.
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Three years later, the District Attorney’s Office found that one of its employees, Mary Elizabeth Lynch, had diverted more than $50,000 in cash seized from criminals to buy concert tickets and open up a debit card.
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That means that when consumers pay with the single-pay tab that is linked to their debit card, merchants might not be able to choose a different network to process the transaction.
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The model allegedly stole and used two debit cards belonging to a man who was found dead the day after paying her for her services, the attorney’s office alleged in their release.
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The FedAccount also could handle merchant processing for free between FedAccounts, something that businesses currently pay extraordinary amounts of money to credit card and debit card companies to do.
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The company, which counts private-equity firm Primus Capital Partners as a major shareholder, can disburse payments in more than 200 countries through a variety of forms, including debit cards and transfers into bank or PayPal accounts.
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Someone stole an unattended debit card in the 800 block of Lake Street between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. June 11.
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In a country where many still see paying online with credit or debit cards as risky, Flipkart earned millions of customers in its early years by allowing buyers to pay cash on delivery.
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First Known Use of debit card
1975
DEBIT CARD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of debit card for English Language Learners
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: a small plastic card that is used to buy things by having the money to pay for them taken directly from your bank account
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