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

The contest also includes random drawings for Kodak disposable cameras and forest preserve district gift cards that can be redeemed for programs, permits, equipment rentals or merchandise, the release said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Amazon’s gift card is both sizable and far more useful because of the company’s seemingly endless catalogue of stuff to buy, not just Samsung products. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Avoid travel companies that require payment by wire transfer, gift card, payment app or cryptocurrency, the Federal Trade Commission warns. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Research travel companies before making any payments, and never pay by wire transfer, gift card, payment app or cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Trade Commission. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 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)