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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You shop, snap receipts and earn points that can be redeemed for gift cards. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 Trophies were awarded to all students who raised money, and gift cards from Target were given to students in first through eighth place. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 Anyone who submits a bingo card will be entered into a gift card giveaway. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 June 2026 Evans purchased the gift card with money from his own pocket, not from the city. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026 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 13 Jun. 2026.

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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