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

Recent Examples on the Web

Scams involving direct payments A scammer tricks you into authorizing a wire transfer, sending money through a payment app or purchasing gift cards. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Retailers report organized crime groups increasingly using a complex system of gift card fraud, phone scams, and supply chain theft, according to the National Retail Federation. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The retailer is letting customers build a bundle of select games and gift cards. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

If the return is received after January 31, 2027, a Free People e-gift card will be issued. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gift card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard

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)