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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There is no charge for this event – please consider bringing a donation for the babies and toddlers at FRC or Target or Walmart gift cards in $25 denominations. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 The feds advised to never wire money or pay with a gift card or cryptocurrency. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025 With virtual currency kiosks appearing in corner stores, peer-to-peer apps making payments seamless, and gift cards serving as near-instant transfers of value, speed has become the new norm. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 If the caller asks you to pay in gift cards or cryptocurrency, its likely a scam. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 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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