1a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on:some notes jotted down on a card [mass noun]:a piece of card
a card printed with a picture and used to send a message or greeting:a birthday card
a card with a person’s name and other details printed on it for purposes of identification, for example a business card:a membership card entitled you to library servicesshe dug into her bag and produced her card
(in soccer and some other games) a yellow or red card shown by the referee to a player who is being cautioned or sent off:the ref will have his cards at the ready to enforce the rule of law
2a small rectangular piece of plastic containing personal data in a machine-readable form and used to obtain cash or credit or to pay for a telephone call, gain entry to a room or building, etc.:your card cannot be used to withdraw more than your daily limit from cash machinesshe paid for the goods with her card
3a playing card:a pack of cards
(cards) a game played with playing cards:they were playing interminable cards
5 (cards) British informal documents relating to an employee, especially for tax and national insurance, held by the employer.
6a programme of events at a race meeting:a nine-race card
a record of scores in a sporting event; a scorecard.
7 informal, dated a person regarded as odd or amusing:He laughed: ‘You’re a card, you know’
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1write (something) on a card, especially for indexing.
informal (in golf and other sports) score (a certain number of points on a scorecard):he carded 68 in the final round
(of the referee in soccer and some other games) show a yellow or red card to (a player who is being cautioned or sent off):Reid, seconds after being carded, broke down the left winga Mac flanker was carded and sent to the sin bin in the first half
2North American check the identity card of (someone), in particular as evidence of legal drinking age:we were carded at the entrance to the club
3 (be carded) Canadian (of an amateur athlete) be in receipt of government funding to pursue training:in 1986-7 all carded athletes received a basic $450 monthly allowance
a card up one's sleeve
a plan or asset that is kept secret until it is needed:the alliances have been the key card up our sleeve
get one's cards
British informal be dismissed from one’s employment:he got his cards on his 50th birthday
give someone their cards
British informal dismiss someone from employment:the firm has just given 74,000 workers their cards
hold all the cards
be in a very strong or advantageous position:he held all the cards and made all the decisions
on (or North Americanin) the cards
British informal possible or likely:our marriage has been on the cards from day one
play (or use) the —— card
exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, especially for political advantage:he resisted the temptation to play the race cardthe government tried to play the nationalist card
play one's cards right
make the best use of one’s assets and opportunities:you have a chance of success if you play your cards right
put (or lay) one's cards on the table
be completely open and honest in declaring one’s resources, intentions, or attitude:I would have a confrontation with him and put my cards on the table
