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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest
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At gunpoint, Humphreys forced Williams to take her clothes off, hand over her debit card and and tell him her PIN number, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Office.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Cash, credit, and debit cards will be accepted at the gate.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
The Mackinac Bridge accepts cash, credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Greenlight, for example, lets kids funnel their allowance savings into ETFs (a type of investment fund), play mini-games on the difference between credit and debit cards, and study the basics of maintaining a good credit score.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Cash, credit, and debit cards will be accepted at the gate.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
The Mackinac Bridge accepts cash, credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Greenlight, for example, lets kids funnel their allowance savings into ETFs (a type of investment fund), play mini-games on the difference between credit and debit cards, and study the basics of maintaining a good credit score.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for debit card
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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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