gift card

noun

: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

Examples of gift card in a Sentence

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Both contestants on the winning team will receive a gift card. Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 When money, gift cards or personal details are involved, slow down. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025 The refund can come in the form of a cash refund or Anker gift card. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 The winner will receive 50 matchbooks and a $50 library shop gift card. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gift card

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift card was in 1990

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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

gift card

noun
: a card that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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