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trading card

US/ˈtɹeɪd.ɪŋ ˌkɑɹd/

trading card noun: a collectible card, sometimes sticker, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). There is a wide variation of different types of cards, like sports, cars, natural history, film characters or other information of interest to purchasers. Sometimes is included with tobacco, food or confectionery products.

Noun

trading card (plural trading cards)

  1. A collectible card, sometimes sticker, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). There is a wide variation of different types of cards, like sports, cars, natural history, film characters or other information of interest to purchasers. Sometimes is included with tobacco, food or confectionery products.

Synonyms of trading card

Forms of trading card

pluraltrading cards

Questions about trading card

What does trading card mean?
Trading card means a collectible card, sometimes sticker, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). There is a wide variation of different types of cards, like sports, cars, natural history, film characters or other information of interest to purchasers. Sometimes is included with tobacco, food or confectionery products.
What part of speech is trading card?
Trading card is a noun.
How do you pronounce trading card?
Trading card is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪd.ɪŋ ˌkɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of trading card?
The plural of trading card is trading cards.

Words near trading card in the dictionary

  1. tradigital
  2. tradin'
  3. trading
  4. trading away
  5. trading bank
  6. trading card
  7. trading cards
  8. trading curb
  9. trading curbs
  10. trading day
  11. trading days

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