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gift card

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[gift kahrd] / ˈgɪft ˌkɑrd /

noun

  • gift cards
    plural
  1. a physical card or digital voucher purchased from a retailer and redeemable for goods or services by the holder, who has often received it as a gift.


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“Why would that be the case that someone who got a gift card is more likely to falsify than someone who thinks I’m going to get $6,000 at the end of this?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Steve says he’ll follow up with a gift card.

From Slate May 10, 2026

"It's very easy to just give them your debit card and pay it and worry about the cost later, if I've got a gift card I know I can't go over that amount," she says.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

For example, what if a customer has a gift card they want to use?

From MarketWatch Apr. 25, 2026

Sasha had come to the hospital on Andrew’s fifteenth birthday and they had brought a present, a gift card for an art supply store.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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