placard

1 of 2

noun

plac·​ard ˈpla-kərd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-ˌkärd
1
: a notice posted in a public place : poster
2
: a small card or metal plaque

placard

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verb

plac·​ard ˈpla-ˌkärd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-kərd
placarded; placarding; placards

transitive verb

1
a
: to cover with or as if with posters
b
: to post in a public place
2
: to announce by or as if by posting

Examples of placard in a Sentence

Noun The placard on the door says that the church was built in the late 1600s. a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza Verb placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Protesters chanted slogans, sang and held placards criticizing the government’s plan. Hyung-Jin Kim, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024 This resulted in the restaurant receiving a yellow placard. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024 All true, according to the information placard next to the work. Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024 That means air fresheners, parking placards and, yes, even those dice are fair game to hang. CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023 Families of hostages carry candles and raise placards during a vigil on the first night of Hanukkah in Tel Aviv. NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023 Uniqlo, Zara and H&M, with placards offering 30%, 40% and 50% off, were bustling. Jeannette Neumann and Olivia Rockeman Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023 Christie’s Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana sale on January 17 was a listless affair except for a Stamp Act defiance placard posted by the secretive Sons of Liberty group in New York City on October 23, 1765. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024 Detectives identified a white Saturn Vue with a large placard hanging from the rearview mirror as the suspect’s vehicle, using surveillance footage. Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
Verb
The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said. Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019 The order said that the property might be placarded with warning signs if the issues were not remediated. cleveland.com, 18 May 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English placquart formal document, from Middle French placard, from plaquer to make adhere, plate — more at plaque

First Known Use

Noun

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of placard was in 1560

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Cite this Entry

“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placard. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

placard

1 of 2 noun
plac·​ard ˈplak-ərd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-ˌärd
: a notice posted in a public place : poster

placard

2 of 2 verb
plac·​ard ˈplak-ˌärd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-ərd
1
: to post in a public place
2
: to announce by or as if by posting

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