bank card

noun

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

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These signal-blocking bags can protect bank cards, credit cards, and anything else that has our crucial private information from being tracked or hacked. Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025 The issue here is called shoulder surfing, something that started out as a problem for people using ATMs where a thief would observe the PIN number being entered into the machine before stealing the bank card from the victim to be used at another ATM before it could be reported stolen. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The card, or mobile device, bank card, or QR code, becomes just an identifier. Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Within days, police told Rippy that the killer tried to use Mack’s bank card at a nearby ATM but failed. Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 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 10 Aug. 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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