gift card

noun

: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

Examples of gift card in a Sentence

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There will be free food and beverages, fitness demonstrations (10 a.m. to noon), instructor introductions (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.) and opportunity drawings for Oasis gift cards. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025 When will Forever 21 stop accepting gift cards and store credit? Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 Simpson agrees, adding that the IRS will never request payment via gift cards, wire transfers or cryptocurrency. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Alongside the note was a $2 bill and gift card for Roblox. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gift card

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift card was in 1990

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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

gift card

noun
: a card that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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