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

To find your record, you’ll need to provide your full name, date of birth, state driver’s license or identification card number and the last four digits of your Social Security number.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Four Alameda County deputies responded to a 911 call from the home, and Williams identified himself as a deputy and showed his identification card.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

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

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