credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

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The training includes mock networking happy hours and credit cards with $100 to take people out to coffee. — semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Travelers pay for baggage, seat reservations, in-person check-in or using a credit card. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The Cubs point out that unsealing the case record would expose customers’ names, contact information and personal credit card numbers. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 For an e-commerce retailer, for example, looking at prediction market users’ trades on future Amazon credit card receipts could present an accurate forecast of consumer spending in the month to come. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for credit card

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of credit card was in 1888

Rhymes for credit card

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credit account
credit card
credit history
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“Credit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20card. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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credit card

noun
: a card with which one can buy things on credit

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