Phrase guide

gift card

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮物卡 /礼物卡 (lǐwùkǎ) — a card issued by retailers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮品卡 /礼品卡 (lǐpǐnkǎ) — a card issued by retailers
  • Czech: dárková karta — a card issued by retailers
  • Dutch: cadeaubon — a card issued by retailers
  • Finnish: lahjakortti — a card issued by retailers
  • French: carte cadeau — a card issued by retailers
  • German: Geschenkkarte — a card issued by retailers
  • Hungarian: ajándékkártya — a card issued by retailers
  • Italian: buono acquisto — a card issued by retailers
  • Italian: buono regalo — a card issued by retailers
  • Japanese: ギフトカード (gifuto kādo) — a card issued by retailers
  • Korean: 기프트 카드 (gipeuteu kadeu) — a card issued by retailers
  • Latvian: elektroniska dāvana karte — a card issued by retailers
  • Mongolian: бэлгийн карт (belgiin kart) — a card issued by retailers
  • Norwegian: gavekort — a card issued by retailers
  • Polish: karta podarunkowa — a card issued by retailers
  • Russian: пода́рочный сертифика́т (podáročnyj sertifikát) — a card issued by retailers
  • Russian: пода́рочная ка́рта (podáročnaja kárta) — a card issued by retailers
  • Spanish: tarjeta regalo — a card issued by retailers
  • Swedish: presentkort — a card issued by retailers
  • Tamil: பரிசு அட்டை (paricu aṭṭai) — a card issued by retailers
  • Thai: บัตรกํานัล — a card issued by retailers
  • Vietnamese: thẻ quà tặng — a card issued by retailers