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

After dinner, he accepted my credit card — and we split a $600 bill.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

He claimed that these included S$206,000 in credit card charges, S$129,000 for overseas trips, S$17,000 to engage a fengshui master for her apartment, and S$20,000 to pay for her life insurance premiums.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nothing dings your credit card, so there is no little electronic moment announcing: Look what you just got.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The airline revealed scant details on the lounges, including who gets in besides the holders of a premium credit card that will launch next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dina wouldn’t give her a credit card number to buy it online.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Related Words

• bank card