identity card

noun

Synonyms of identity cardnext
: id

Examples of identity card in a Sentence

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IDScan offers identity card and passport verification services to clients, including the rental car company Hertz, delivery provider FedEx, and video game retailer GameStop. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 The resolution declared the board's intent to use identity card readers installed at video gaming locations, which would prohibit those on the self-exclusion list from playing. CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 By document type, national identity cards are number one, followed by a driver’s license and then a passport in third. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 Unlike OCIs, NRIs have full citizenship and are accordingly entitled to a passport and a voter’s identity card. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for identity card

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identity card was in 1900

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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20card. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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