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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Once registered, consumers will receive a coupon code that can be applied toward a replacement sleepsuit or a $50 store credit gift card. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Company officials said existing gift cards will continue to be accepted at any closing location for 15 days after the closing sale begins. City News Service, Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026 The winner would get a gift card to the store. Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 In reality, the money went to items such as prepaid gift cards valued at up to $1,000 each, along with luxury and designer watches, purses, golf trips, and exercise equipment, prosecutors said. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 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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