trading card

American

noun

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.

trading card British

noun

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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trading cards

plural

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trading card

But it is the trading card game, or TCG, which captured Oliver and Edward's attention - a strategy-based game with two players.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Those payouts can range from a few hundred dollars for social-media posts promoting a local restaurant to five-figure trading card deals for big name players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

The incident occurred on the same day as a crowd of Pokémon fans camped outside the store, awaiting the latest trading card drop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

"Some of these thieves, they don't know what they're taking," said Roy Raftery, trading card expert at Stanley Gibbons Baldwins.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Nico tossed another trading card into the blue flames.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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