identification card

noun

Synonyms of identification cardnext
: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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That evidence [passports and identification cards] could send him to federal prison for life. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026 Within 180 days, Treasury and banking regulators must consider revisions to customer identification requirements, including the risks associated with using foreign consular identification cards. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Police collected a North Carolina identification card showing Talbert at 25-years-old and another current identification photo from Washington during the arrest. Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026 Money, gold, phones, and identification cards were collected to be handed to military intelligence. Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for identification card

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identification card was in 1889

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification%20card. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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