gift card

Definition of gift card

: 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 Cash won't be accepted at concession stands but may be used to purchase an AMC gift card for food and drinks. — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, "Mandatory masks and empty seats: Here's what to expect when movie theaters reopen," 30 June 2020 The top three scores will win a $50 gift card to a local restaurant through our Support Local marketplace*. — Dallas News, "Think you know the history of Plano, Frisco, Allen and McKinney, Texas? Take this quiz and win a $50 gift card," 25 June 2020 The agency has also sponsored gift card sales to funnel money to retailers. — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, "3CDC: Downtown and OTR suffered $275k damage during protests," 25 June 2020 All 14 cities ban prostitution, so Martono would try to cover up the money trail by using bitcoin or a third-party gift card reseller called CardCash. — Clare Hymes, CBS News, "Feds take down sites that replaced prostitution and child sex trafficking portal Backpage.com," 19 June 2020 Mancrates Not an e-gift card but chances are dad would love a Mancrates. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Father’s Day 2020: Gift cards you can send via email," 15 June 2020 Customers can exchange a Mac for credit toward a new computer or apply the trade-in value to an Apple gift card. — BostonGlobe.com, "Hundreds of Jared and Kay stores to close permanently," 10 June 2020 Father's Day gift cards Give the father figure in your life the power to choose the perfect gift with an Amazon gift card. — NBC News, "Best Amazon Father's Day Gifts of 2020," 1 June 2020 The displays will not be judged, but participants can be entered in a random drawing to win a $250 Visa gift card. — Carol Kovach, cleveland, "Parma Patriotic Pride initiative is sure to bring out the red, white and blue across the city: Sun Postings," 15 June 2020

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3 Jul 2020

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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 14 Jul. 2020.

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