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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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 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 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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