Debit card meaning in English
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Definition
a debit card: a bank card, a small plastic card used as a method of payment, the money being taken from your bank account automatically
Examples
- "Checking accounts are essential if you want to pay for anything by check or debit card."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with the following terms:
debit card | cash | change | charge | credit card | cheque
Not all the terms from the list are used in the exercise
A is used to purchase goods and services. It is linked directly to a bank account and payment is instant.
is the remainder or difference of a transaction, or money in coin form.
A is used to purchase goods and services. Payment is based on credit and must be repaid monthly, usually with interest.
The verb "" indicates payment by credit or debit card.
debit card | cash | change | charge | credit card | cheque
Not all the terms from the list are used in the exercise
A is used to purchase goods and services. It is linked directly to a bank account and payment is instant.
is the remainder or difference of a transaction, or money in coin form.
A is used to purchase goods and services. Payment is based on credit and must be repaid monthly, usually with interest.
The verb "" indicates payment by credit or debit card.
Fill in the blanks below with the following terms:
debit card | cash | change | charge | credit card | cheque
Not all the terms from the list are used in the exercise
A debit card 1 is used to purchase goods and services. It is linked directly to a bank account and payment is instant.
change 2 is the remainder or difference of a transaction, or money in coin form.
A credit card 3 is used to purchase goods and services. Payment is based on credit and must be repaid monthly, usually with interest.
The verb "charge 4" indicates payment by credit or debit card.
debit card | cash | change | charge | credit card | cheque
Not all the terms from the list are used in the exercise
A debit card 1 is used to purchase goods and services. It is linked directly to a bank account and payment is instant.
change 2 is the remainder or difference of a transaction, or money in coin form.
A credit card 3 is used to purchase goods and services. Payment is based on credit and must be repaid monthly, usually with interest.
The verb "charge 4" indicates payment by credit or debit card.
1 debit card: A debit card is linked directly to the card holder's bank account (savings or checking, generally), and is used to purchase goods or service directly. Debit cards are also called bank, ATM, or cashpoint cards.
2 change: "Change" has a few meanings, but when speaking of money, the term means both "the difference or remainder of a transaction", as well as "money in coin form". Kevin might find some change in the sofa, or he might receive 5 dollars in change for his purchase of a 15 dollar book with a twenty dollar bill.
3 credit card: Credit cards are used to purchase items on the credit of the card holder. The card holder is billed monthly for any purchases made, generally with interest.
4 charge: As a verb in the financial sense, "to charge" means to fix or ask for payment. The verb has several other meanings in different contexts, but the primary meaning of the term is to "bill an amount of money". The term also indicates that someone is paying by card (credit or debit) as in the sentence: Please charge these boots to my credit card.
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