bank card

noun

: a card (such as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank

Examples of bank card in a Sentence

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The unidentified home invaders stole his phone; computers; a hard disk holding his past movies; awards, including his Golden Leopard, and shooting equipment, which was being rented, as well as personal papers and bank cards. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025 Mortgages are 56% more likely to be paid than personal loans, which are 64% more likely to be paid than bank cards. Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 American sports fans appear to have locked in higher spending on game day experiences, according to a new study by Bank of America Institute that used proprietary data of bank card users. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The other option is to introduce white-label EMV cards that mimic the functions of a bank card, although this can be very costly. Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bank card

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bank card was in 1947

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“Bank card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20card. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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bank card

noun
: a card (as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank
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