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: a card like a credit card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account without the payment of interest

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This can be done using your debit card, credit card, connecting your online bank or PayPal, among other options. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 The actor, 31, and his former costar Aimee Lou Wood recently sat down with PEOPLE to discuss their partnership with Venmo ahead of the launch of its debit card and expanded checkout capabilities. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 4 June 2025 And while Venmo debit card transaction volume totaled $13 billion, Cash App's reached a massive $152 billion in 2024. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 June 2025 Pullman was also convicted of embezzling and misusing SPAM funds for personal use by using a debit card tied to a SPAM bank account — paying for thousands of dollars of meals and travel for his romantic partner. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for debit card

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 10 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

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: a card like a credit card but by which money is withdrawn from the holder's bank account immediately at the time of a transaction (as a purchase)

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