Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

credit card

/ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: cred-it -card
IPA: /ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Any type of bank card.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Can you pay by credit card in that store? - Sure, actually I've used my credit card this very morning."
"Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.[…]Banks and credit-card firms are kept out of the picture. Talk to enough people in the field and someone is bound to mention the “democratisation of finance”."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/

Usage

Informal

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Finance.

Inflected Forms

credit cards (plural)

Phrases

credit card slot credit card tart credit card terminal do you accept credit cards secured credit card uncredit card

Frequently Paired Words

bank card chip and PIN debit card

Synonyms

chargecard

Questions

How do you pronounce credit card?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/.
What does credit card mean?: A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.

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