bank card

[ bangk kahrd ]

noun

1. Also called bank credit card. a card issued by a bank for credit or identification purposes, as for use in cashing checks or at an automated teller machine.

bank card

noun

1. any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank card¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

He was arrested in Dublin city centre after using a Revolut bank card linked to his phone, which was allegedly found at the crime scene in Belfast.

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Following the murders, the defendant went into Chelmsford city centre and purchased plastic gloves and sleeping bags on her father's bank card.

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"I’d have my bank card taken off me if one of the animals were ill so I couldn’t take them to the vet," she said.

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The defendant, who is originally from Lithuania, further denied charges of arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered and the theft of a bank card belonging to his 37-year-old sister.

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"I tried to buy a ticket on the platform and the machine wouldn’t accept my bank card," she told the BBC.

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Related Words

• charge card