cards

British  

/ kɑːdz /

noun

1. (usually functioning as singular)

   1. any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards

   2. the playing of such a game

2. an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer

3. to be told to leave one's employment

4. US equivalent: in the cards.  possible or likely

5. to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )

6. to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

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Example Sentences

In October, the company announced two chip-based accelerator cards and data-center racks as part of a plan to release multiple generations of AI inference offerings for data centers on an annual cadence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Whether that is a case of playing their cards close to their chest or not, only time will tell.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Delta fliers swipe its co-branded American Express plastic so often that spending on the cards approaches 1% of the U.S. gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an "in-person conversation" with Iranian representatives, but Iranian state media said that direct negotiations were not in the cards.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

One of the other women places all her cards on the table.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler