bank card

[bangk kahrd]

noun

1. Also called bank credit card. a card issued by a bank for credit or identification purposes, as for use in cashing checks or at an automated teller machine.

bank card

noun

1. any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank card¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Instead, his date pepper-sprayed him, beat him with a metal bat and demanded the PIN to his bank cards, he told police.

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The 44-year-old's bank cards, driving licence and phone were taken when he was attacked and robbed last year.

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They will take the form of an app-based system, stored on smartphones in a similar way to the NHS App or digital bank cards.

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Cash is a lifeline to many survivors because it was the only way to escape abusers who can monitor online transactions, withhold bank cards and close down bank accounts, she says.

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He then stole her purse and bank card.

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Related Words

• charge card