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debit cards

  • plural
    of debit card.
    debit card
    noun
    a plastic card that resembles a credit card but functions like a check and through which payments for purchases or services are made electronically to the bank accounts of participating retailing establishments directly from those of card holders.

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In February, the swindlers attacked Polymarket, linking stolen debit cards to thousands of new accounts, the payment processor Checkout.com told Polymarket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In exchange for narrower networks and stricter prior-authorization rules, enrollees can choose plans with extra benefits, such as dental and vision coverage, prepaid debit cards to buy healthy food, or transportation to the doctor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Even beyond the supermarket, it was common to use checks at malls, big-box stores or gas stations until the early 2000s, when they were ultimately upstaged by credit and debit cards.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The charity had helped about 200 people, who would otherwise have been excluded from the financial system access, to accounts and linked debit cards, and offered money‑management guidance to many more, staff said.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

We filled out a bunch of forms and then had brand-new bank accounts, complete with debit cards that would arrive in seven to ten days.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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