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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 definition: 1. a small, rectangular piece of card or plastic, often with your signature, photograph, or other…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › cardCARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Card definition: a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder. See examples of CARD used in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cardCard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : an issue especially with emotional appeal that is brought into play to achieve a desired end (such as winning a political campaign) played the race card. 4. a. : greeting card. a birthday card. b. : a flat stiff usually small and rectangular piece of material (such as paper, cardboard, or plastic) usually bearing information: such as. (1)

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cardCard - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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. There are many different kinds of cards, from birthday cards to flashcards for studying vocabulary words before a big test.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › cardCARD Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   Card definition: a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder. See examples of CARD used in a sentence.

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

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   n. 1. A flat, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic, especially: a. One of a set or pack bearing significant numbers, symbols, or figures, used in games and in divination. b. A greeting card. c. A postcard. d. One bearing a person's name and other information, used for purposes of identification or classification. e.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of card – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Meaning of card – Learner’s Dictionary. card. noun. uk / kɑːd / us. card noun (MESSAGE) Add to word list. A2. a folded piece of stiff paper with a picture on the front and a message inside that you send to someone on a special occasion: a birthday card. Fewer examples. I must remember to send Carol a birthday card.