gift card

noun

: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

Examples of gift card in a Sentence

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Coupons, gift cards and discounts will not be affected. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026 From May 19 through July 26, 250 Cracker Barrel Rewards members will each win $1,000 total – a $500 Cracker Barrel gift card and a $500 gas gift card. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Requests to pay fees with gift cards. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Exclusions include clearance items and gift cards, and the discount is applied to the subtotal before tax and shipping/handling at checkout with the promo code. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gift card

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift card was in 1990

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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

gift card

noun
: a card that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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