card in

Idioms  

1. Sign in to one's place of business by use of a magnetic card, as in I told him I'd card in for him if he was late tomorrow. Similarly, card out means to sign out of one's place of business, as in I want to sneak out early, so could you please card out for me at the end of the day? This term arose in the 1940s with the invention of automated check-in systems.

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Example Sentences

Bush took out a credit card in her late teens to pay for a trip to Rome in instalments.

From BBC

João Klauss scores, but the Galaxy fail to find the net again after Kamal Miller draws a red card in the first half of a 1-1 draw with Portland.

From Los Angeles Times

We hate the fees and interest, so after some research we opened a new Citi card in my name to transfer the balance, but the limit is only $6,600.

From MarketWatch

The KMI Panel also ruled that Newcastle United forward Jacob Ramsey should not have received a second yellow card in the Magpies' 2-1 win at St James' Park.

From BBC

"We have a lot of problems to make the first 11. This is how it is at this club. It happens all the time. We start to build something and then something happens like a red card in the last game or three or four injuries," said Tudor.

From BBC