credit card

noun

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

credit card

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of credit card¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

But after making a New Year’s resolution to log every single one of her credit card swipes, she realized a considerable portion of her paycheck was going to “junk.”

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When I got home, I checked to see how many credit card points I had.

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The transition is limited to debit cards for now, though Capital One has said it plans to move over a portion of credit cards in the future.

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But they charged the vial on their credit card.

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Without going into technical detail, I can say the company satisfies all the legal requirements if the employee uses a special kind of credit card to pay the bill.

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Related Words

• bank card