NFT
Americanabbreviation
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Etymology
Origin of NFT
First recorded in 2015–2020
Example Sentences
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Reddit, which also got into the action, dismantled their NFT infrastructure at the start of the year.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
When NFTs started to take off in 2021, Kowal closed deals with high-profile partners such as Perry, Fremantle Media and Resorts World Las Vegas for the startup’s NFT marketplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Around 256 of the prints also carry a QR code offering people a chance to own the image as a nonfungible token, or a digital receipt known as an NFT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The owners of a Bored Ape NFT used the image as their online avatars, as if to signal their membership in an exclusive club.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
These eggs were supposed to eventually hatch into NFT “animals” that would breed and give birth to NFT “hybrid animals” with names like penguin-shark and panda-fin.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
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