identification card

American  

noun

• identification cards
  plural

1. a card giving identifying data about a person, as full name, address, age, and color of hair and eyes, and often containing a photograph: for use as identification at a place of employment, school, club, etc.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• identification cards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of identification card

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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identification card

According to the criminal complaint, Truelove sneaked into a restricted area of the Rockefeller Plaza lobby just before 9 a.m. on July 16, following an employee who used an identification card to swipe in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

To register to vote, Californians must provide their driver’s license number or state identification card number and the last four digits of their Social Security number, along with other information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

Nima said armed officers stopped him but allowed him to go after seeing his hospital identification card.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Prosecutors allege the 33-year-old Toronto native created a fake employee identification card to receive free flights on US airlines - and at one point even asked to sit in the cockpit.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

She half drags me back toward the door, flashing her identification card to the guards and depositing me outside in front of the theater.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse