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

See Examples For:

identification card

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

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Those who don’t have a state-issued driver’s license or identification card that meets federal standards will either have to carry their passport while traveling within the United States or risk not being able to fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

The federal Real ID Act will take effect May 7, meaning a standard state-issued driver’s license or identification card will no longer get people through airport security or into federal buildings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

But he also appeared to make some elementary mistakes – including revealing his face in the hostel, and holding on to the gun and the fake identification card.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024

The man waved an identification card irritably toward the House.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury