debit card

deb·it card

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [deb-it kahrd]
- /ˈdɛb ɪt kɑrd/
- /ˈdeb.ɪt kɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deb-it kahrd]
- /ˈdɛb ɪt kɑrd/

Definitions of debit card words

countable noun debit card A debit card is a bank card that you can use to pay for things. When you use it the money is taken out of your bank account immediately. 3
noun debit card an embossed plastic card issued by a bank or building society to enable its customers to pay for goods or services by inserting it into a computer-controlled device at the place of sale, which is connected through the telephone network to the bank or building society. It may also function as a cash card, a cheque card, or both 3
noun debit card a kind of bank card that allows the cost of purchases to be automatically debited, or deducted, from the cardholder's bank account 3
noun debit card a plastic card that resembles a credit card but functions like a check and through which payments for purchases or services are made electronically to the bank accounts of participating retailing establishments directly from those of card holders. 1
noun debit card money 1
noun debit card A card much like a credit card, but which takes money directly from the bank account, rather than borrowing the money from the issuer of the card. 0

See all 6 definitions of debit card

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Origin of debit card

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Debit card

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Debit card

debit card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for debit card

noun debit card

plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
smart card — a small plastic card embedded with a memory chip and often a microprocessor, used for financial transactions, identification, as a key, etc.

All 2 Synonyms of debit card