time card

American  

[tahym kahrd] / ˈtaɪm ˌkɑrd /

Or timecard

noun

• time cards
  plural

1. a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• time cards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of time card

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75,

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

time card

Gonzalez accused the bureau’s leaders of committing time card fraud, misusing donated money and conspiring to allow a rising lieutenant to cheat on a promotional exam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024

Writing is not some industrialized, mechanized process; there is no time card.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, declined to comment on individual cases and said the union addresses time card fraud through the grievance-arbitration system and in the courts.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021

The inspector general made similar recommendations to those from previous audits: talk to supervisors about the time card rules and establish a process to periodically review such changes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021

I place my time card in front of him— he initials all the cards, to prevent us from punching in for friends—and then he is uncharacteristically silent: Holmes hasn’t decided what to do with me.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover