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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People donated several boxes of baby wipes, diapers, formula, diaper rash cream, gift cards, baby food, toys, baby snacks and cereal, Manfredy said. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025 After Young Joni closes, any unused gift cards will continue to be honored at Pizzeria Lola, per a statement from the company. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025 Always tip in cash (no gift cards or homemade trinkets), and leave your tip somewhere where it can be easily found. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2025 Mesa Water also gave a $500 Amazon gift card for classroom supplies to the instructor of the third-place winners – Sarah Portwood, drama teacher at Costa Mesa High School. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 9 June 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 9 Jul. 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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