gift card

American  

[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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Noun Inflected Forms

• gift cards
  plural

Example Sentences

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gift card

Following instructions, Johna bought a Vanilla Visa gift card, loaded it with $300, and prepared to pay her medbed appointment fee.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

There’s the low-stakes, high-drama genre, like the one about the Hamptons town rocked by a scandal over a $25 gift card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

For those who hit all bookstores — with stamps to show for it — the grand prize awaits: a raffle entry for a $325 gift card.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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

His brothers, Curtis and Mike, were more interested in Kyle’s other card: his five-hundred-dollar Lemoncello gift card.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein