gift card

noun

: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

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Over the next four days, the gift card was used to make $462 worth of charges, including an April 12 transaction for a stay at the Motel 6 where Bustamente Leiva was arrested on Saturday, as well as other hotel stays, according to the complaint. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025 In June, 30 people who participate in the survey will be selected to win $20 gift cards through a raffle. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Apr. 2025 California is providing the gift cards at the clinics, which are run by the state's vendor. Paula Cohen, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025 Those scammed lost $2 billion in business email compromise scams, which occurs when scammers pretend to be a supervisor or co-worker and ask for money or gift cards. Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Apr. 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 7 May. 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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