Meaning of card in English

card

noun

/kɑːd/ us

/kɑːrd/

card noun (PERMISSION)

a small, rectangular piece of card or plastic, often with your signature, photograph, or other information proving who you are, that allows you to do something, such as make a payment, get money from a bank, or enter a particular place:

put something on your/someone's card I don't have any cash - can I put this on (= pay using) my card?

A lot of shops won't accept cheques unless you have a cheque card with you.

The bank's closed now, but I can get some money out with my card.

You usually have to show your (membership) card at the door.

See also

phone card
railcard
scorecard

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This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from cash dispensers.
Unfortunately, I didn't have my credit card with me or I'd certainly have bought it.
Put your plastic card in the slot, and the machine will read it and identify who you are.
Entry to the club is only permitted on production of a membership card.
The introduction of identity cards has been opposed by the campaign for civil liberties.

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Payment methods

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card noun (GAME)

A2 [ C ]

(also playing card)

one of a set of 52 small rectangular pieces of stiff paper each with a number and one of four signs printed on it, used in games:

card game Whist is my favourite card game.

pack of cards mainly UK After dinner, Ted got out a pack of cards.

deck of cards US After dinner, Ted got out a deck of cards.

John shuffled (= mixed up) the cards before he dealt them (out) (= gave them to the players).

a card table

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cards A2 [ plural ]

any of a range of games played with cards, such as poker, whist, and bridge:

I've never been much good at cards.

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We played cards all evening.
I bought a new pack of cards.
I had really good cards in my hand.
I dealt the cards to all the players.
She laid all her cards face up on the table.

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Card games

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card noun (GREETINGS)

A2 [ C ]

a rectangular piece of stiff paper, folded in half, with a picture on the front and often a message printed inside, sent on a special occasion:

anniversary/get-well cards

It's Steve's birthday on Thursday - I must send him a card.

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[ C ]

a postcard

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I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign.
He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday.
I wonder who this card is from.
Even if she didn't want to send a present, she could at least have sent a card.
I had posted the card two months previously.

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Letters, notes and cards

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card noun (INFORMATION)

B1 [ C ]

(also business card)

a small, rectangular piece of stiff paper with information printed on it, especially a person's job title, business address, and phone number:

Here, let me give you my card.

My phone number is here on my business card.

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[ C ]

(also trading card)

a small, rectangular piece of stiff paper with a picture of someone or something, especially a sports player, and information about them, for people to collect and exchange with other people:

I can't believe I'm playing against guys whose cards I collected as a kid.

a football/baseball card

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She handed me a business card with her name neatly embossed on it.
He has all his friends' names and addresses on a card index.

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Information and messages

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Card games

card noun (STIFF PAPER)

[ C or U ]

(a piece of) thick stiff paper

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Publishing: paper & stationery

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card noun (COMPUTER)

B1 [ C ]

a thin plate inside a computer that contains very small electronic circuits and controls certain operations of the computer:

a graphics/sound card

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Computer hardware

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card noun (PERSON)

[ C ] old-fashioned informal

a funny or strange person:

You're such a card, Patrick!

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Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people

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Idioms

be on the cards
your best/strongest/trump card
have a card up your sleeve
keep/hold your cards close to your chest
put/lay your cards on the table
the race, gender, etc. card

card

verb [ T ]

/kɑːd/ us

/kɑːrd/

to ask someone to show you a document, especially an identity card, in order to prove how old they are

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Questioning people & asking questions in general

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(Definition of card from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

card | American Dictionary

card

noun [ C ]

/kɑrd/

card noun [C] (INFORMATION)

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a small, rectangular piece of stiff paper or plastic with information on it that shows who you are or allows you to do something:

a library/membership/business card

I used my credit/debit/charge card to pay for the groceries.

card noun [C] (GAME)

(also playing card)

one of a set of 52 small, rectangular pieces of stiff paper, each with a number or letter and one of four symbols printed on it, used in games:

a deck of cards

card noun [C] (GREETING)

a rectangular piece of stiff paper, folded in half, usually with a picture on the front and often a message printed inside, sent on a special occasion:

a birthday/anniversary/get-well card

A card is also a postcard.

Idioms

in the cards
lay your cards on the table
the cards are stacked against someone

card

verb [ T ]

infml

/kɑrd/

card verb [T] (GET INFORMATION)

to ask someone to show you a document that shows how old the person is

(Definition of card from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

card | Business English

card

noun [ C ]

/kɑːd/ us

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COMMERCE, BANKING

a small rectangular piece of plastic given to a customer by a bank or store that allows them to make payments, take money from their account, etc.:

pay with a/use a/pay by card You can pay by credit or debit card.

Most businesses won't accept cheques without a card.

He lost his wallet and had to cancel all his cards.

Would you rather pay cash or put it on your card?

When she tried to get money from the machine, her card was refused.

WORKPLACE

a small piece of plastic or stiff paper with your signature, photograph, and often other electronic information on it that proves who you are, allows you to enter a particular place, etc.:

You have to swipe your card to get into the building.

The new style of driver's licence comes with a photo ID card.

WORKPLACE, MEETINGS

(also business card)

a small card that has your name, company name, and the job you do printed on it:

He shook my hand politely and gave me his card.

a small electronic object that is part of a computer or can be connected to it, making it able to do a particular thing:

If you have your own computer, you can hire ethernet cards from the college to connect to the network.

An audio interface can be a simple card that plugs into your computer to allow you to route the sound out to your speakers.

Examples of card

card

Data were systematically taken from the clinic notes, coded and transferred to punched cards for analysis.

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The data were coded to 80-column punch card format and transferred to magnetic tape.

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For the rotation plots, sets of cards for all four insecticides used in the rotation schedule were prepared each week for the bioassays.

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In a series of transactions that may have taken a matter of mere days, the price per card had climbed by 400 per cent.

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On the other, it adds to the reader's convenience in accessing the card catalogue to the book stack.

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In our study, each grower was given a set of cards, each printed with a goal or value statement relating to farm management.

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Semi-structured and reliable methods of assessing insight counteract this problem to some extent, as does the use of relatively language-free tests such as card sorting.

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Well-packaged ones can create a favourable impression, as an elegant business card does.

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That is the way minds go on with respect to arranging cards and similar objects to which conventional ordering practices apply.

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Pictures were displayed on index cards and came from drawings or photographs matching as many word list items as possible.

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The experimenter told the caregiver that she or he was going to see pairs of cards with object drawings and unfamiliar words on them.

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On each of four trials, caregivers had to select one of two cards, both of which showed a familiar object bearing an unfamiliar property.

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Vigilance in protecting it is no longer a communal calling card.

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Overall, vaccination cards were produced by 96 % of children (98 % in rural and 94.3 % in urban settings).

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The result was that cards often traded hands several times, appreciating in value each time, before finally being 'cashed in' or caught by the authorities.

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Collocations with card

card

These are words often used in combination with card.

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bingo card

It is easy to get a building licence for a bingo card factory, but difficult to get one to build a hotel.

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card counting

I was fascinated by the mathematics of card counting and of course the lure of big money and the high roller lifestyle.

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card issuer

It was the world's largest independent credit card issuer, specializing in affinity cards.

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Translations of card

in Chinese (Traditional)

許可, （顯示個人資料的）卡片, 銀行卡…

in Chinese (Simplified)

许可, （显示个人信息的）卡片, 银行卡…

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carta, tarjeta, tarjeta postal…

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carta de jogo, cartão, cartão postal…

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कार्ड किंवा प्लॅस्टिकचा एक छोटा आयताकृती तुकडा ज्यावर अनेकदा तुमची स्वाक्षरी, छायाचित्र किंवा तुम्ही कोण आहात हे सिद्ध करणारी इतर माहिती, जे तुम्हाला पेमेंट करणे…

（メッセージ）カード, トランプ（のカード）, 券…

kart, üzerinde bilgi olan kart, iskambil kağıdı…

carte [feminine], fiche [feminine], carte [feminine] (à jouer)…

targeta, postal, carta…

karton, speelkaart, kaart…

ஒரு சிறிய, செவ்வக அட்டை அல்லது பிளாஸ்டிக், பெரும்பாலும் உங்கள் கையொப்பம்…

कार्ड, भुगतान करने या बैंक से निकासी या कहीं जाने के लिए प्रयुक्त गत्ते या प्लास्टिक का एक छोटा, आयताकार टुकड़ा जिस पर अक्सर आपके हस्ताक्षर…

કાર્ડ, બૅન્ક દ્વારા ખાતેદારને જુદી જુદી સગવડો જેમ કે ચૂકવણું, પૈસા ઉપાડવા વિગેરે માટે આપવામાં આવતાં વિવિધ પ્રકારનાં કાર્ડ…

karton, kort, -kort…

styvt (tjockt) papper, spelkort, kort…

kad, kad nama…

der Karton, die Spielkarte, die (Glückwunsch-…

kort [neuter], kartong [masculine], papp [masculine]…

کارڈ, تاش کے پتے, کارڈ (خاص تقریبات یا موقع پر بھیجے جانے والے کارڈ، دعوت نامے)…

картка, карта…

కార్డు, చిన్న, దీర్ఘచతురస్రాకార కార్డ్ లేక ప్లాస్టిక్ ముక్క…

কার্ড, তাস, মজবুত কাগজের ৫২টি ছোটো এবং চারকোণা ফালির সেট-এর একটি যার প্রত্যেকটিতে একটি সংখ্যা এবং চারটি চিহ্নের একটি চিহ্ন ছাপানো থাকে এবং যা খেলার জন্যে ব্যবহৃত হয়…

karton, karta, přání…

kardus, kartu…

บัตร, ไพ่, บัตรภาพ…

Giấy cứng, đánh bài, danh thiếp…

kartka, karta, karton…

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