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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The stores are running a 25% off store-wide sale, not including alcohol and gift cards. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 Cash, gift cards or homemade items are not accepted. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025 That’s according to data conducted by The Harris Poll for Nift, a double-sided marketplace that allows companies to incentivize consumers with gift cards, shows that more than 60 percent of consumers are overwhelmed by the number of ads brands and retailers present to them. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025 Amazon has also previously confirmed with USA TODAY payments will be monetary compensation, not Amazon gift cards or credit. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 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 24 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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