🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

デビットカード

Pronunciation / Transliteration: debitto kādo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Debit card/ˈdɛb.ɪt kɑːrd/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その買い物はデビットカードで支払いました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small plastic card issued by a bank, allowing the holder to transfer money electronically from their bank account when making a purchase.

    "She paid for her groceries using her debit card."
  2. 2

    A card used to withdraw cash directly from an automated teller machine (ATM).

    "He inserted his debit card into the ATM to withdraw cash."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'debit', derived from the Latin 'debitum' (something owed) via French, and 'card', from the Greek 'chartēs' (papyrus roll) via Latin and French. The compound noun emerged in the late 20th century with the advent of electronic banking and plastic payment technologies to describe a card that directly debits a user's bank account.

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