credit card
noun
Simple meaning
Any type of bank card.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹɛdətˈkɑɹd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
informal
Any type of bank card.
banking
A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any type of bank card.
Used this way, credit card is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics and everyday conversation contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
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