time card

noun

: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day or on each job

Examples of time card in a Sentence

Don't forget to punch your time card on your way out.
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Swift's marketing team, Taylor Nation, had posted a time card of the singer's schedule for the rollout with a hole punched at 7 p.m. Saturday. Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 Upcoming schedule Taylor Nation posted a time card of Swift's schedule over the next few days. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025 Taylor Nation, an official account from Swift’s team, posted a schedule for the release week that looked like a time card with stamped holes. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025 When workers live in fear of being reported to ICE, Dresser said, employers can take advantage of their vulnerability to deny them wages, change their time cards, or discourage them from pushing back. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for time card

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of time card was in 1846

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“Time card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20card. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

time card

noun
: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day
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