credit card
US/ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/
credit card noun: a plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.

Noun
credit card (plural credit cards)
- A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.
- Can you pay by credit card in that store? - Sure, actually I've used my credit card this very morning.
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- Synonyms:
- chargecard
- Any type of bank card.
credit card meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
credit card in Hindi
- card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services
- क्रेडिट कार्ड kreḍiṭ kārḍ
credit card in Tamil
- card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services
- கடன் அட்டை kaṭaṉ aṭṭai
credit card in Urdu
- card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services
- کِریڈِٹ کارْڈ kireḍiṭ kārḍ
credit card in Bengali
- card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services
- ক্রেডিট কার্ড kreḍiṭ karḍo
More languagesFewer languages
- credit card in Punjabi
- ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ ਕਾਰਡ kraiḍiṭ kāraḍ
- credit card in Gujarati
- ધિરાણપત્ર dhirāṇpatra
- credit card in Odia
- କ୍ରେଡିଟ କାର୍ଡ଼ kreḍiṭa kārṛa
- credit card in Sinhala
- ක්රෙඩිට් කාඩ්පත kreḍiṭ kāḍpata
- credit card in Pashto
- باور کارډ bāwar kārḍ
- credit card in Arabic
- بِطَاقَةُ اِئْتِمَان biṭāqatu iʔtimān, بِطَاقَةُ تَسْلِيف biṭāqatu taslīf, كْرِدِت كَرْد kridit kard
- credit card in Malay
- kad kredit
- credit card in Indonesian
- kartu kredit
- credit card in Thai
- บัตรเครดิต bàt-kree-dìt
- credit card in Vietnamese
- thẻ tín dụng
- credit card in Myanmar
- အကြွေးဝယ်ကတ်ပြား a.krwe:waikatpra:
Synonyms of credit card
Forms of credit card
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Words formed from credit card
Questions about credit card
- What does credit card mean?
- Credit card means a plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.
- What is credit card in Hindi?
- Credit card in Hindi is क्रेडिट कार्ड (kreḍiṭ kārḍ). See Credit card meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is credit card?
- Credit card is a noun.
- How do you pronounce credit card?
- Credit card is pronounced /ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/ (US).
- What is the plural of credit card?
- The plural of credit card is credit cards.
Words near credit card in the dictionary
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