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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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

Big changes coming to Social Security debit cards Mike Snider reports that a major change is coming for Social Security recipients who get their benefits sent to a debit card. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Bank of America’s extensive credit and debit card data showed that consumer spending rose in May, CEO Brian Moynihan said in a recent interview with NBC News. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Overdraft Coverage does not apply to P2P transfers, bill payments, checks, or other non-debit card transactions. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 22 June 2026

The Bank King Card debit card will be offered beginning Friday in honor of Juneteenth by Redemption Bank, which will make a donation from every account opened to nonprofits that will steer the funding to needy families. — ABC News, 19 June 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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)