scratch card

American

noun

a card or ticket having one or more sections coated with an opaque substance that can be scratched off to reveal a possible prize.

Etymology

Origin of scratch card

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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Mr Tomlinson, 62, said they checked the scratch card after returning home from a shopping trip, with a "cup of tea in hand".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2022

“To a large degree it is, but then you’ll get this random scratch card one day and find the song that ends up, kind of accidentally, being your most well-known.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021

They then buy a second card, this one a single-use scratch card called a MoneyPak, which is used to load the debit card with credit of anywhere between $20 and $500.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2019

A few months ago, another fellow who works at the Americana at Brand mall bought a lottery scratch card for $10 and won $10,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2017

Hidden within the scratch card of our genomes lie clues to how each individual uniquely responds to stress, disease and medication.

From Nature • Jun. 13, 2011

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