credit card

American  

noun

• credit cards
  plural

1. a card that identifies a person as entitled to have food, merchandise, services, etc., billed on a charge account.

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credit card British  

noun

1. a card issued by banks, businesses, etc, enabling the holder to obtain goods and services on credit

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• credit cards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of credit card

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

credit card

Big credit card companies that power the payments world see a time coming soon where AI bots do your shopping—even without checking with you before making purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

For example, I would be wary of taking out debt secured by a property to pay off unsecured debt such as a credit card.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

"I was going to pay off my credit card and whatever was left I was going to put into my business," says the driving consultant from Chippenham.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

There are fears they could delete emails, which Meta has said itself, or charge a credit card without authorization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“But I think ahead. I have my credit card somewhere safe.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Related Words

• bank card