credit cardn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɛdɪt kɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈkrɛdət ˌkɑrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: credit n., card n.²

Etymology: < credit n. + card n.²

1. U.S. A document used to record a student's academic performance, esp. the completion of a unit of study within a larger course. Cf. credit n. 15b. Now rare.

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1867 Boston Daily Advertiser 11 Feb. 1/8 Records of attendance are kept by the officers of the college, the roll is called three times daily, and credit cards are issued to indicate to parents the rank held by the students.

1883 Student 3 (advt.) Our school aids are extensively used by practical teachers... 50 pretty floral merit cards, and 150 credit cards.

1901 Bull. Amer. Acad. Med. Aug. 534 The credit card of a student need only set forth the courses he has successfully taken, by department and number, in order to convey to any one an exact idea of the credit he has received.

2. A card issued by an organization authorizing a named person to draw on its account or to make purchases on credit. Cf. charge card n. at charge n. Compounds 2, debit card n. at debit n. Compounds 2.In early use often one restricted to use in a particular store or chain; now usually a plastic card issued by a bank or other financial institution and accepted more widely. In quot. 1888 a fictional type of card in a society without personal money.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > credit documents > credit card

credit card1888

bank card1947

card1950

American Express1958

Amex1958

charge card1962

banker's card1966

Barclaycard1966

cheque card1966

Master Charge1966

gold card1970

asset card1975

debit card1975

visa1976

affinity card1979

master card1979

smart card1980

phonecard1981

key card1985

Connect1987

Switch card1988

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > cheques and drafts > [noun] > credit card

credit card1888

plastic card1939

bank card1947

card1950

banker's card1966

Barclaycard1966

plastic money1969

plastic1975

key card1985

1888 E. Bellamy Looking Backward xiii. 200 An American credit card..is just as good in Europe as American gold used to be.

1891 Western Mail 14 Mar. 6/7 On February 26 she gave her credit card to Mr. Brown, and she has not seen it since.

1897 World (N.Y.) 21 Dec. 14/5 A woman who bought a purse at the same time on a credit card found in her package a cheaper article than she had paid for.

1940 N.Y. Times 11 Aug. 26/1 Under the plan, traveling members of a client company's staff are given coded credit cards entitling them to charge hotel expenses up to amounts specified by their employers.

1961 G. Greene Burnt-out Case vi. i. 191 ‘Is there a seat on that plane too?..’ He gave the man his credit-card.

2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 70 We spend our money chasing after faint hopes of winning the lottery or hitting pay dirt in a get-rich-quick scheme instead of paying off the credit cards that have a serious chance of driving us into ruin.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (in sense 2).

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1888 Atlantic Monthly June 846/2 Bostonians..may be getting ready for the adoption of Mr. Bellamy's credit-card system.

1955 Public Opinion Q. 19 453 The manner and tone and content of a district manager's letter to non-using credit card holders elicited attitudes that had strong public relations overtones.

1978 Business Week 23 Oct. 148/3 One experiment that Texaco Inc. hopes will boost volume is a ‘magalogue’, a new kind of mailing to 200,000..credit-card customers.

1982 Times 15 Nov. 6/4 Obtaining card numbers and expiry dates from carbons is one of the latest in an ingenious range of tricks used by credit card crooks.

1990 Which? May 245/2 The Bank of Scotland AA Visa card has changed the way it charges you if you don't pay off all your credit card bill in time.

2006 J. Dibbell Play Money xxvii. 186 Years of customer complaints about credit-card fraud and nondelivery of goods had prompted eBay..to institute both Buyer Protection and Seller Protection policies.

C2.

credit card company n.

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1952 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 18 Nov. 12/1 (heading) Credit card company appoints sales chief.

2008 Outlook Money 24 Apr. 19/3 The court will not recognise the rate of 36-42 per cent that many credit card companies charge towards late payment, default, and so on.

credit card details n.

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1966 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 30 Aug. 2/5 United honors more credit cards than any other airline. Call..your travel agent for flight reservations and credit card details.

1983 World Lit. Today 57 (front matter) (advt.) I enclose my..credit card details as indicated below.

2009 G. Bunker & G. Fraser-King Data Leaks for Dummies 105 Credit-card details... They're very valuable to cyber-criminals while still in date.

credit card number n.

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1947 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 21 Jan. 16/1 (advt.) For pullman space, phone in your name and credit card number.

2002 M. Daisey 21 Dog Years viii. 103 People call in, they want to give you their credit card number. You take it down and send them their stuff. Easy.

credit card-sized adj.

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1963 RCA Engineer Aug. 29/2 (caption) The EDGE [Electronic Data Gathering Equipment] taken is credit-card sized.., and is compatible with standard automatic credit-card embossing and punching equipment.

2012 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 Nov. The credit card-sized phone can hold up to eight numbers, which are chosen by the owner and programmed by the manufacturer when the phone is ordered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	credit card
释义	credit cardn. Brit. /ˈkrɛdɪt kɑːd/, U.S. /ˈkrɛdət ˌkɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: credit n., card n.² Etymology: < credit n. + card n.² 1. U.S. A document used to record a student's academic performance, esp. the completion of a unit of study within a larger course. Cf. credit n. 15b. Now rare. ΚΠ 1867 Boston Daily Advertiser 11 Feb. 1/8 Records of attendance are kept by the officers of the college, the roll is called three times daily, and credit cards are issued to indicate to parents the rank held by the students. 1883 Student 3 (advt.) Our school aids are extensively used by practical teachers... 50 pretty floral merit cards, and 150 credit cards. 1901 Bull. Amer. Acad. Med. Aug. 534 The credit card of a student need only set forth the courses he has successfully taken, by department and number, in order to convey to any one an exact idea of the credit he has received. 2. A card issued by an organization authorizing a named person to draw on its account or to make purchases on credit. Cf. charge card n. at charge n. Compounds 2, debit card n. at debit n. Compounds 2.In early use often one restricted to use in a particular store or chain; now usually a plastic card issued by a bank or other financial institution and accepted more widely. In quot. 1888 a fictional type of card in a society without personal money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > credit documents > credit card credit card1888 bank card1947 card1950 American Express1958 Amex1958 charge card1962 banker's card1966 Barclaycard1966 cheque card1966 Master Charge1966 gold card1970 asset card1975 debit card1975 visa1976 affinity card1979 master card1979 smart card1980 phonecard1981 key card1985 Connect1987 Switch card1988 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > cheques and drafts > [noun] > credit card credit card1888 plastic card1939 bank card1947 card1950 banker's card1966 Barclaycard1966 plastic money1969 plastic1975 key card1985 1888 E. Bellamy Looking Backward xiii. 200 An American credit card..is just as good in Europe as American gold used to be. 1891 Western Mail 14 Mar. 6/7 On February 26 she gave her credit card to Mr. Brown, and she has not seen it since. 1897 World (N.Y.) 21 Dec. 14/5 A woman who bought a purse at the same time on a credit card found in her package a cheaper article than she had paid for. 1940 N.Y. Times 11 Aug. 26/1 Under the plan, traveling members of a client company's staff are given coded credit cards entitling them to charge hotel expenses up to amounts specified by their employers. 1961 G. Greene Burnt-out Case vi. i. 191 ‘Is there a seat on that plane too?..’ He gave the man his credit-card. 2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 70 We spend our money chasing after faint hopes of winning the lottery or hitting pay dirt in a get-rich-quick scheme instead of paying off the credit cards that have a serious chance of driving us into ruin. Compounds C1. General attributive (in sense 2). ΚΠ 1888 Atlantic Monthly June 846/2 Bostonians..may be getting ready for the adoption of Mr. Bellamy's credit-card system. 1955 Public Opinion Q. 19 453 The manner and tone and content of a district manager's letter to non-using credit card holders elicited attitudes that had strong public relations overtones. 1978 Business Week 23 Oct. 148/3 One experiment that Texaco Inc. hopes will boost volume is a ‘magalogue’, a new kind of mailing to 200,000..credit-card customers. 1982 Times 15 Nov. 6/4 Obtaining card numbers and expiry dates from carbons is one of the latest in an ingenious range of tricks used by credit card crooks. 1990 Which? May 245/2 The Bank of Scotland AA Visa card has changed the way it charges you if you don't pay off all your credit card bill in time. 2006 J. Dibbell Play Money xxvii. 186 Years of customer complaints about credit-card fraud and nondelivery of goods had prompted eBay..to institute both Buyer Protection and Seller Protection policies. C2. credit card company n. ΚΠ 1952 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 18 Nov. 12/1 (heading) Credit card company appoints sales chief. 2008 Outlook Money 24 Apr. 19/3 The court will not recognise the rate of 36-42 per cent that many credit card companies charge towards late payment, default, and so on. credit card details n. ΚΠ 1966 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 30 Aug. 2/5 United honors more credit cards than any other airline. Call..your travel agent for flight reservations and credit card details. 1983 World Lit. Today 57 (front matter) (advt.) I enclose my..credit card details as indicated below. 2009 G. Bunker & G. Fraser-King Data Leaks for Dummies 105 Credit-card details... They're very valuable to cyber-criminals while still in date. credit card number n. ΚΠ 1947 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 21 Jan. 16/1 (advt.) For pullman space, phone in your name and credit card number. 2002 M. Daisey 21 Dog Years viii. 103 People call in, they want to give you their credit card number. You take it down and send them their stuff. Easy. credit card-sized adj. ΚΠ 1963 RCA Engineer Aug. 29/2 (caption) The EDGE [Electronic Data Gathering Equipment] taken is credit-card sized.., and is compatible with standard automatic credit-card embossing and punching equipment. 2012 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 Nov. The credit card-sized phone can hold up to eight numbers, which are chosen by the owner and programmed by the manufacturer when the phone is ordered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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