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debit card
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debit card
n.
A bankcard used to make an electronic withdrawal from funds on deposit in a bank, as in purchasing goods or obtaining cash advances.

debit card
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an embossed plastic card issued by a bank or building society to enable its customers to pay for goods or services by inserting it into a computer-controlled device at the place of sale, which is connected through the telephone network to the bank or building society. It may also function as a cash card, a cheque card, or both
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Noun1.debit carddebit card - a card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account
magnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.
positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit - a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time
Translations
debit card كارت سحب debitní karta betalingskort EC-Karte χρεωστική κάρτα tarjeta de débito, tarjeta débito pankkikortti carte bleue debitna kartica carta di addebito デビットカード 직불카드 betaalkaart betalingskort karta debetowa cartão de débito дебетовая карточка bankkort บัตรที่หักบัญชี banka kartı thẻ ghi nợ 扣款卡


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