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Octopus cards

Octopus cards is the plural of Octopus card.

Meaning of Octopus card

Noun

Octopus card (plural Octopus cards)

  1. A contactless smart card, introduced in 1997, used as a form of payment in Hong Kong, originally for the mass transit system, but now widely used for public transport and other retail transactions.
    • Bus routes cover every part of the territory. […] Octopus cards or exact change must be paid on entry.2010, Andrew Dembina, Hong Kong Select, Singapore: GeoCenter, →ISBN, page 186

Questions about Octopus cards

What is Octopus cards the plural of?
Octopus cards is the plural of Octopus card.

Words near Octopus cards in the dictionary

  1. octopus bush
  2. octopus bushes
  3. octopus cable
  4. octopus cables
  5. Octopus card
  6. Octopus cards
  7. octopus hold
  8. octopus holds
  9. octopus ink
  10. octopus inks
  11. octopus stinkhorn

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