Definitions for gift card
gift card

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1. gift cardnoun

   A card issued by retailers as an alternative to a non-monetary gift, allowing the bearer to purchase goods up to its face value.

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1. Gift card

   A gift card also known as gift certificate in North America, or gift voucher or gift token in the UK is a prepaid stored-value money card, usually issued by a retailer or bank, to be used as an alternative to cash for purchases within a particular store or related businesses. Gift cards are also given out by employers or organizations as rewards or gifts. They may also be distributed by retailers and marketers as part of a promotion strategy, to entice the recipient to come in or return to the store, and at times such cards are called cash cards. Gift cards are generally redeemable only for purchases at the relevant retail premises and cannot be cashed out, and in some situations may be subject to an expiry date or fees. American Express, MasterCard, and Visa offer generic gift cards which need not be redeemed at particular stores, and which are widely used for cashback marketing strategies. A feature of these cards is that they are generally anonymous and are disposed of when the stored value on a card is exhausted. From the purchaser's point of view, a gift card is a gift, given in place of an object which the recipient may not need, when the giving of cash as a present may be regarded as socially inappropriate. In the United States, gift cards are highly popular, ranking in 2006 as the second-most given gift by consumers, the most-wanted gift by women, and the third-most wanted by males. Gift cards have become increasingly popular as they relieve the donor of selecting a specific gift. In 2012, nearly 50% of all US consumers claimed to have purchased a gift card as a present during the holiday season. In Canada, $1.8 billion was spent on gift cards, and in the UK it is estimated to have reached £3 billion in 2009, whereas in the United States about US$80 billion was paid for gift cards in 2006. The recipient of a gift card can use it at their discretion within the restrictions set by the issue, for example as to validity period and businesses that accept a particular card. Gift card sales are not limited to banks or retailers; such other companies as airlines, cruise ships, hotels, barber shops, train companies, theme parks, restaurants and other type of companies may offer gift cards as well.

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1. Gift card

   A gift card is a restricted monetary equivalent or scrip that is issued by retailers or banks to be used as an alternative to a non-monetary gift. Highly popular, they rank as the second-most given gift by consumers in the United States and the most-wanted gift by women, and the third-most wanted by males. Gift cards have become increasingly popular as they relieve the donor of selecting a specific gift. In Canada, $1.8 billion were spent on gift cards and in the UK, it is estimated to reach 3 billion for 2009 whereas in the United States, about $80 billion were paid for gift cards in 2006. The recipient of the gift card can use it at his or her discretion within the restrictions set by the issuing agency.

How to pronounce gift card?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say gift card in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gift card in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gift card in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of gift card in a Sentence

1. Walmart Baby:

   Safety -- especially car seat safety -- is a top priority for Walmart Baby, so we wanted to use our size and scale to create an event that offered unprecedented access to trade in an outgrown car seat for a gift card -- perfect for using on your baby's next car seat, sustainability is of equal importance to Walmart, so we're happy to work with TerraCycle who will recycle every component of the car seats.

2. Rebecca Stumpf:

   If someone has given you a gift card, they want you to spend the money.

3. Rebecca Stumpf:

   Gift cards are extremely popular and almost everyone enjoys getting them. But many people leave them sitting in a drawer to redeem on a special occasion. Use them, don’t save them, if someone has given you a gift card, they want you to spend the money.

4. Earlham Mayor Jeff Lillie:

   I said to him, at 500, you're darn near giving a gift card to every single household in Earlham, when I told him there were 549 households in town, he said' Done.' And that was it. I was ecstatic because it made sure everyone would get a card.

5. Kaitlyn Lombera:

   My brother wanted to contribute somehow, so he offered to tip with the Amazon gift card, our waiter was super nice, we loved him…so my brother thought a $25 gift would be a good tip.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gift_Card
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_Card
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gift card