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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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

Spirit Airlines also said upon announcing its shuttering that all flight bookings would be automatically refunded to the credit or debit card used for booking. —Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026

Charging documents allege 45-year-old Kelley Ann Haley used the club's debit cards for hundreds of unauthorized purchases and ATM withdrawals between 2019 and early 2025, spending the money on personal expenses, including travel, shopping, and utility bills. —Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Passengers who booked with credit or debit cards that are no longer active would have to file separate claims through bankruptcy court to be handled at a later date. —Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026

Spirit said customers who booked flights with credit or debit cards would automatically get refunded. —Peter Weber, TheWeek, 4 May 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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)