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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The tool will then appraise your gear and issue you a Maingear gift card instantly. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 The top five gifts will be toys, followed by clothing and footwear; screen-free hands-on activities; gift cards, and food, snacks and other consumables. — David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Among Boutte’s belongings, law enforcement allegedly found $1,624 in cash, 141 gift cards, letters addressed to other people and almost 1,700 stamps on rolls and sheets. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 According to a source, the performance was a bonus, as Bieber’s reason for being in MacArthur Park was to hand out gift cards and water bottles to homeless people. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 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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