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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest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 The woman embezzled the federal benefits by using a debit card, making cash withdrawals and forging checks, prosecutors said. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 According to Murray, large-scale online data breaches have been going on for more than a decade, starting around 2013, when credit and debit card information was compromised at Target and Home Depot. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for debit card 

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of debit card was in 1975

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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 9 May. 2024.

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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