credit card
Americannoun
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credit cards
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of credit card
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The airline will open swanky lounges in Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Nashville, Tenn.; and Honolulu, hoping to lure fliers to a new high-end credit card it plans to launch next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Rising rates mean higher costs for home mortgages, car loans and credit card balances, increasing the strain on household budgets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
One interesting study regarding the legislation’s impact found that it lowered credit card interest rates, but it also prevented some people without health insurance from wiping out their medical debts.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
That means you’d need to allocate about $11 a day to pay off your credit card.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In the second quarter of 2005, credit card delinquencies hit an all-time high—even though house prices had boomed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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