trading card

American  

noun

• trading cards
  plural

1. one of a set of small cards, as one depicting professional athletes, either sold separately or included as a premium with packages of bubblegum or the like, collected and traded, especially by children.

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trading card British  

noun

1. any of a set of cards printed with images or information relating to a specific subject, intended to be traded between collectors seeking to acquire a full set

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trading cards
  plural

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Example Sentences

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trading card

The new offering, which looks like a trading card, targets consumers who care more about sports than typical credit-card perks like dining and travel, said Glenn H. Schiffman, chief financial officer at Fanatics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Fanatics is supplying James with the helicopter as part of a multiyear, exclusive trading card and collectibles contract signed in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Longtime sports business reporter Darren Rovell, an avid trading card and memorabilia collector since childhood, said on social media that expensive collectibles are at risk any time they are shipped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

But perhaps most synonymous with the Pokémon phenomenon is its trading card game, which has been played, bought and sold between collectors for the last three decades.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Nico tossed another trading card into the blue flames.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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