credit card
noun
: a card authorizing purchases on credit
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Some banks doubled credit card interest rates even for cardholders who never missed a payment. 
USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 The search tool cannot access payment card information; no credit card information was accessed or acquired. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022 The average credit card rate is 18.03% currently — and up from an average of 16.21% a year ago, according to Greg McBride, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 That has enabled it to evolve from a credit card-sized device to the fingernail-sized version found in many modern phones down to a tiny chip that can be built into a smartphone’s main circuit board. Bob O'donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 That includes ransomware, credit card fraud, scams and other crimes. John Woolfolk Bay Area News Group (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2022 The message attempted to fool the person into entering a credit card number to pay to fix the computer. Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Documents reviewed by CBS News show that credit card industry employees were part of an internal committee within the organization that previously recommended rejecting the application. Clare Hymes, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Cut-off for online registration is Sept. 25, though a limited number of in-person registrations of $150 (cash or credit card only) may be available at the door. Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 The search tool cannot access payment card information; no credit card information was accessed or acquired. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022 The average credit card rate is 18.03% currently — and up from an average of 16.21% a year ago, according to Greg McBride, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 That has enabled it to evolve from a credit card-sized device to the fingernail-sized version found in many modern phones down to a tiny chip that can be built into a smartphone’s main circuit board. Bob O'donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 That includes ransomware, credit card fraud, scams and other crimes. John Woolfolk Bay Area News Group (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2022 The message attempted to fool the person into entering a credit card number to pay to fix the computer. Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Documents reviewed by CBS News show that credit card industry employees were part of an internal committee within the organization that previously recommended rejecting the application. Clare Hymes, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Cut-off for online registration is Sept. 25, though a limited number of in-person registrations of $150 (cash or credit card only) may be available at the door. Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
credit card
noun
: a card with which a person can buy things and pay for them later