ID card

American

noun

identification card.

ID card British

noun

a card or document that serves to identify a person, or to prove his age, membership, etc

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Etymology

Origin of ID card

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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The platform, which hosts public and private chat servers, will require users to submit to a biometric face scan or send a picture of a government ID card, along with a selfie to prove their age.

From Salon

By 2006, American Lawyer magazine observed he “has become so indispensable to Citigroup that he carries an employee id card from the bank.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He swiped an ID card hanging from his coat pocket to let them in.

From Literature

He swiped Isadora’s ID card and heard the door unlock.

From Literature

Other items in the lot were a copy of the 1996 South African Constitution personally signed by Mandela, one of his charcoal drawings, an ID card, a tennis racquet he used on Robben Island and gifts from world leaders, including one from former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

From BBC

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