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

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Etymology

Origin of credit card

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

credit card

At least some premium credit card users have told me that the changes have prompted them to cancel their cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

‘Paying off a credit card that’s charging you a rate of 22% is the equivalent of earning 22% on your money after taxes.’

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

New York just announced that all high school students must be taught these 33 learning objectives, everything from how to buy a home to how to pay off your credit card.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Walmart compared the arrangement to adding an authorized user to a credit card.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Big mistake giving Shayleen the credit card too.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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