gift card

noun

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

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Police warn of sophisticated scheme Chief Timothy Derringer said scammers are contacting the victims, allegedly threatening them into sending a bulk amount of money in either cash or gift cards in packages at local postal offices. — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Checks, gift cards, credit cards, electronic transfers and other noncash payments would continue to settle to the cent. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The customer used the card to purchase high-dollar gift cards and then entered a PIN into the system for cash, falsely indicating the card had deposited $4,302 into the system, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Also, avoid anyone who demands gift cards, cryptocurrency or a wire transfer. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gift card

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gift card was in 1990

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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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