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

Those include questions about Mangione lying about his name, and asking if he had a fake identification card.

From BBC ● May 18, 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

Angel has worked in the fields since the eighth grade, after his mom bought him a Social Security card and an identification card for $150.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025

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