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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Redeem your rewards points for travel, gift cards, or statement credits. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 Paxton accused seven dental providers of paying referral fees to a group of marketing companies, who in turn paid Medicaid enrollees in gift cards or cash payments for becoming patients at the dentists’ offices. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, employees at both DFW Airport and Love Field are collecting donations – including nonperishable food, hygiene items, baby supplies, and gas or grocery gift cards – to further support federal aviation workers affected by the shutdown. Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 And so the actor and filmmaker ended up donating $250,000 worth of Visa gift cards to TSA workers at the Atlanta airport on March 27. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 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 3 Apr. 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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