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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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

From there, make an initial deposit with a secure payment method (credit card, debit card, PayPal account, online banking, etc.). —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

Made a $13,000 debit card transaction on a 2022 Lamborghini Urus. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025

Other purchases included a $100,000 wire transfer to Tactical Fleet, an exotic car dealership, followed by a $13,000 debit card transaction for the purchase of a 2022 Lamborghini Urus, authorities said. —Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025

Following the arrest, a woman approached the officers at the scene and allegedly provided video evidence, identifying Jones as the person who made fraudulent purchases with her child support debit card. —Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 July 2025

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)