How to Use debit card in a Sentence

debit card

noun
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  • As part of the rollout, AmEx even launched its first ever debit card.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Some – like its buy now, pay later feature and new debit card – have already gained traction in the last year.
    — Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The debit card comes with no monthly account-maintenance fee and low minimums.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The debit card will have a squarelike notch, the credit card will have a rounded notch, and the prepaid card will have a triangular one.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Payment can be made for online purchase at Packers.com by credit card, debit card or electronic bank transfer.
    — Richard Ryman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021
  • American Express unveiled its first-ever debit card as competition for small-business customers heats up.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Visa executives said more consumers became comfortable purchasing items online or with their smart phones, which often requires a credit or debit card.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Probably one of the most striking examples of such campaigns comes from Crypto.com, the multi-functional crypto exchange and debit card provider.
    — Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Tortuga passes are actually wristbands, which can be registered (no one else can use it if it gets lost) and synced to a credit/debit card to make purchases more efficient.
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Upon investigation identifying information was seen on the truck and the driver was found to have made a purchase at Best Buy with a debit card.
    — cleveland, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Morgan goes further, reminding the group their checking account is where their spending money goes and is linked to a debit card, while savings accounts mostly have money coming in and staying in the account.
    — jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The movie subscription service collapsed because of an unusual business model in which the company paid theaters full price for tickets when users of the app purchased them with its signature red debit card.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The digital-payments app lets people send money to one another via smartphone, purchase things with a prepaid debit card and invest in bitcoin and fractions of individual stocks.
    — Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Debtors Anonymous Fun, free and all about the debit card!
    — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The debit cards required a pin, so those didn’t work for them.
    — Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • As if one day one of his cellmates would hold a debit card in their hand and the cash would flow out.
    — Ethan Gutmann, National Review, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The event is cashless, so bring a credit or debit card.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • When the child buys something with a credit card or debit card, the app rounds up the price to the nearest dollar.
    — Next Avenue, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Pay with a credit card, not a debit card and not by putting money on gift cards.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2022
  • This shop accepts cash and debit cards. 💭 My thought bubble: Don't be afraid to ask for help.
    — Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Crown Point High School is a cashless gate — please bring a credit/debit card.
    — Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The wallet was found across from the police station and contained a student ID and a debit card.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The flyer also says her debit card was last used at an ATM in the country of Georgia.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There are two versions of the RedCard—one is a credit card, and one is a debit card that links to a bank account.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 July 2023
  • With the debit card, which has a $200 a month fee, customers gain access to the entire suite of Greenwood’s products.
    — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • And for now, the dispensary takes only cash, checks or debit cards.
    — Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 9 June 2024
  • The card can be used like a debit card but is only for food and nonalcoholic drinks.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Fans can use credit/debit cards only at the gate, no cash sales for tickets at any sites.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Law enforcement reviewed credit card and debit card records, and Best Buy provided surveillance.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Second, Garland’s gossamer-thin accusation imagines that debit cards exist as the frontier beyond which transactions will not go.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

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