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

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2025, federal data shows, Americans lost more money to check fraud than to debit card or gift card scams. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Points can be redeemed for cash back, travel, statement credits, gift cards and more. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

The chain also had to commit to creating a website to make gift card cash-out requests easier for customers. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

The second- and third-place finishers each received a $50 gift card. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gift card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard

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)