credit card

noun

: a card authorizing purchases on credit

Examples of credit card in a Sentence

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has suspended more than half a million federal credit cards in its ongoing effort to slash government spending. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 The fed funds rate is used by banks for overnight lending but also feeds into other consumer debt such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 May 2025 The federal funds rate — the rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — helps determine what businesses and consumers pay in interest on loans and credit card debt. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 7 May 2025 Enough to pay down at least one of the credit cards, secure a couple more months for Mom at Hope House, get a little breathing room. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit card

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit card was in 1888

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“Credit card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20card. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

credit card

noun
: a card with which one can buy things on credit

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