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   card

   /kɑːd/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on: "some notes jotted down on a card" Similar cardboardpasteboardboardstiff paper
   • ▪ a card printed with a picture and used to send a message or greeting: "a birthday card" Similar greetings cardpostcardChristmas cardbirthday cardgood luck cardget well cardsympathy card
   • ▪ a card with a person's name and other details printed on it for purposes of identification, for example a business card: "a membership card entitled you to library services" Similar identificationIDcredentialspapersID cardidentification cardvisiting cardbusiness cardcalling card
   • ▪ (in soccer and some other games) a yellow or red card shown by the referee to a player who is being cautioned or sent off: "the ref will have his cards at the ready to enforce the rule of law"
   • 2. a small rectangular piece of plastic containing personal data in a machine-readable form and used to obtain cash or credit or to pay for a phone call, gain entry to a room or building, etc.: "your card cannot be used to withdraw more than your daily limit from cash machines" Similar credit carddebit cardcash cardswipe cardinformal:plastic
   • 3. a playing card: "a pack of cards" Similar playing cardplain cardpicture cardtarot cardcourt cardface cardpack of cards
   • ▪ a game played with playing cards: "they were playing interminable cards"
   • 4. short for expansion card
   • 5. documents relating to an employee, especially for tax and national insurance, held by the employer. informal British
   • 6. a programme of events at a race meeting: "a nine-race card"
   • ▪ a record of scores in a sporting event; a scorecard.
   • 7. a person regarded as odd or amusing: informal, dated "He laughed: ‘You're a card, you know’"

   verb

   • 1. write (something) on a card, especially for indexing.
   • ▪ (in golf and other sports) score (a certain number of points on a scorecard): informal "he carded 68 in the final round"
   • ▪ (of the referee in soccer and some other games) show a yellow or red card to (a player who is being cautioned or sent off): "Reid, seconds after being carded, broke down the left wing"
   • 2. check the identity card of (someone), in particular as evidence of legal drinking age: North American "we were carded at the entrance to the club"
   • 3. (of an amateur athlete) be in receipt of government funding to pursue training: Canadian "in 1986–7 all carded athletes received a basic $450 monthly allowance"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in sense 3 of the noun): from Old French carte, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     CARD translate: открытка , карточка, карта , карта...

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   A card is a thick, often square or rectangular piece of paper. A schmoozer might hand you a business card, or you might send your mom a Mother’s Day card, or perhaps you’ll play poker with a deck of cards.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A card is a piece of thin cardboard carried by someone such as a business person in order to give to other people. A card shows the name, address, phone number, and other details of the person who carries it.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCARD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cardCard - definition of card by The Free Dictionary

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   A card is a flat, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic, used for various purposes, such as games, identification, or communication. Learn more about the different types, uses, and meanings of cards from The Free Dictionary.