debit card

noun

: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest

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Most of those payments — an average of 16 — were completed using a credit card, 15 with a debit card and six with cash. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Many credit and debit cards now offer chips or contactless payment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Additionally, around 200,000 veterans live in New York City, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has a Food as Medicine pilot program in which veterans receive a $100 debit card to purchase fresh produce. — Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 The monthly benefit, which is delivered on debit cards that can be used only for groceries, is $344 per household on average. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for debit card

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of debit card was in 1975

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“Debit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit%20card. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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debit card

noun
: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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