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green cards

green cards is the plural of green card.

Meaning of green card

Noun

green card (plural green cards)

  1. (US) A US work permit, officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card.
  2. (field hockey) A warning card, given to a player for an infraction of the rules. A further infraction may warrant a yellow card or red card.
  3. A chargecard launched by American Express in 1969.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see green, card.

Questions about green cards

What is green cards the plural of?
Green cards is the plural of green card.

Words near green cards in the dictionary

  1. green card
  2. green cardamom
  3. green cardamoms
  4. green carder
  5. green carders
  6. green cards
  7. green caviar
  8. Green Cay
  9. green chain
  10. green chains
  11. green charge

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