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, 13 July 2026 Rather than working in large criminal syndicates as many Westerners assume, Yahoo Boys typically work alone, asking victims for money – most often in the form of gift cards. Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 Quinn’s £250 player gift card helped offset part of the total by covering his pullover and Fitzgerald’s mom’s hat. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Sereen Banna, a former DTLA paralegal who sued the firm in December, previously told The Times that landfill clients had reported getting gift cards in exchange for signing a petition. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 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 17 Jul. 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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