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Mastercard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmæstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/
  • /ˈmɑːstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/
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  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 S T ER0 K AA2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A credit card issued by the credit card company Mastercard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Master, MC

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Mastercard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

Qualifier: until 2016

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From master + card.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَاسْتَرْكَارْد (māstarkārd) — credit card
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬事達卡 /万事达卡 (Wànshìdákǎ) — credit card
  • French: Mastercard — credit card
  • Hindi: मास्टरकार्ड (māsṭarkārḍ) — credit card
  • Japanese: マスターカード (Masutākādo) — credit card
  • Korean: 마스터카드 (Maseuteokadeu) — credit card
Real reading context

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