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

The new report cards were rolled out in schools in England in November 2025 and include several grades for different parts of school life, with narrative summaries then giving more details about each area.

From BBC

Trained to install and monitor camera traps, they handle devices fitted with unique IDs and memory cards that automatically photograph snow leopards as they pass.

From BBC

Gift cards and credit notes will not be honoured.

From BBC

Every time OpenAI wants to spend money, Windsor said, it needs to raise money — “and it only takes one investment round to go badly for the whole house of cards to fall.”

From MarketWatch

The average interest rate assessed on credit cards lingered above 24%, for more than a year, according to the most recent data available from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal