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gift card
noun
: a card entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer
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Amazon and Best Buy, meanwhile, are bundling it with a $100 gift card, though only the latter is doing so with the free storage upgrade.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 8 Jan. 2025
Pregnant Woman Wants to Skip Sister's Wedding After Sister Stole Her Baby Name — and Used It for Her Dog
Cut to Christmas dinner, when her parents began to distribute gifts, including sweaters and gift cards for her.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Contributor During the holiday season, the search for meaningful gifts often leads to the same predictable choices—clothes, gadgets, or gift cards.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
An unwanted gift card could be your ticket to travel.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1990, in the meaning defined above
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“Gift card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20card. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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