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card in

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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Mafi, an Iranian immigrant who got a green card in 2016, is alleged to have skirted American sanctions to shepherd munitions between the Iranian regime and its patron.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

There has only been one other VAR red card in the Premier League, for Southampton's Jack Stephens on Cucurella.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Soleimani Afshar came to the U.S. in 2015 on a tourist visa and was granted asylum in 2019 and got her green card in 2021, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

For Dimon, it’s inflation that’s the wild card in the current environment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In one is a World War Two airplane, in the style of a cigarette card; in the other is a large pale-green luna moth.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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