debit card

US/ˈdɛbɪt ˌkɑɹd/

noun

A card similar to a credit card, but which withdraws funds directly from the bank account, rather than borrowing the funds from the issuer of the card.

Meanings

noundebit card (plural debit cards)

plural debit cards

  1. bankingA card similar to a credit card, but which withdraws funds directly from the bank account, rather than borrowing the funds from the issuer of the card.

    Synonyms: uncredit card

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA card similar to a credit card, but which withdraws funds directly from the bank account, rather than borrowing the funds from the issuer of the card.

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Translations

Afrikaans debietkaart
  • debietkaartcard taking money directly from the bank account
Arabic بِطَاقَة مَدِين
  • بِطَاقَة مَدِين (biṭāqat madīn)card taking money directly from the bank account
Bulgarian дебитна карта
  • дебитна карта (debitna karta)card taking money directly from the bank account
Catalan targeta de dèbit
  • targeta de dèbitcard taking money directly from the bank account
Chinese Mandarin 轉賬卡 /转账卡, 借記卡 /借记卡
  • 轉賬卡 /转账卡 (zhuǎnzhàngkǎ)card taking money directly from the bank account
  • 借記卡 /借记卡 (jièjìkǎ)card taking money directly from the bank account
  • 簽帳卡 /签帐卡 (qiānzhàngkǎ)card taking money directly from the bank account
  • 儲蓄卡 /储蓄卡 (chǔxùkǎ)card taking money directly from the bank account
Czech debetní karta
  • debetní kartacard taking money directly from the bank account
Danish debetkort
  • debetkortcard taking money directly from the bank account
Dutch debetkaart
  • debetkaartcard taking money directly from the bank account
Esperanto debetkarto
  • debetkartocard taking money directly from the bank account
Estonian deebetkaart
  • deebetkaartcard taking money directly from the bank account
Finnish pankkikortti, käteiskortti
  • pankkikortticard taking money directly from the bank account
  • käteiskortticard taking money directly from the bank account
French carte de débit
  • carte de débitcard taking money directly from the bank account
German Debitkarte, EC-Karte
  • Debitkartecard taking money directly from the bank account
  • EC-Kartecard taking money directly from the bank account
Greek χρεωστική κάρτα
  • χρεωστική κάρτα (chreostikí kárta)card taking money directly from the bank account
Hebrew כַּרְטִיס חִיּוּב מִיָּדִי
  • כַּרְטִיס חִיּוּב מִיָּדִי (kartís khiyúv miyadí)card taking money directly from the bank account
Hungarian betéti kártya
  • betéti kártyacard taking money directly from the bank account
Icelandic debetkort
  • debetkortcard taking money directly from the bank account
Indonesian kartu debit
  • kartu debitcard taking money directly from the bank account
Italian carta di debito
  • carta di debitocard taking money directly from the bank account
Japanese デビットカード
  • デビットカード (debitto kādo)card taking money directly from the bank account
Korean 직불 카드
  • 직불 카드 (jikbul kadeu)card taking money directly from the bank account
Malay kad debit
  • kad debitcard taking money directly from the bank account
Norwegian Bokmål debetkort
  • debetkortcard taking money directly from the bank account
Polish karta debetowa
  • karta debetowacard taking money directly from the bank account
Portuguese cartão de débito
  • cartão de débitocard taking money directly from the bank account
Punjabi ਡੈਬਿਟ ਕਾਰਡ
  • ਡੈਬਿਟ ਕਾਰਡ (ḍaibiṭ kāraḍ)card taking money directly from the bank account
Romanian card de debit
  • card de debitcard taking money directly from the bank account
Russian дебето́вая ка́рта
  • дебето́вая ка́рта (debetóvaja kárta)card taking money directly from the bank account
Spanish tarjeta de débito
  • tarjeta de débitocard taking money directly from the bank account
Thai บัตรเดบิต
  • บัตรเดบิต (bàt-dee-bìt)card taking money directly from the bank account
Ukrainian дебетова картка
  • дебетова картка (debetova kartka)card taking money directly from the bank account
Vietnamese thẻ ghi nợ
  • thẻ ghi nợcard taking money directly from the bank account
Cite this entry
APA

debit card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debit%20card

MLA

“debit card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debit%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debit card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debit%20card.

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