🧴 A synthetic material 👐 Easily shaped 💳 A credit card 🧠 Easily changed

plastic

10 2.3

A card from a bank people use to pay instead of cash

noun
/ˈplæstɪk/

Informal

: plástico

We have computers in our pockets, telephones in our automobiles, and money on a plastic card.

When you spend with plastic, nothing, no brain.

Examples

-Cash or plastic?

Blind Date (1987)
What he's referring to is a plastic card and a tap reader machine.
When you hand them your plastic, they give it back.
When you spend with plastic, nothing, no brain.

The Ramsey Show
I just put it on my plastic.

The Big White (2005)
Passports, traveler's checks, plastic.

Heat (1995)
I paid for my groceries with plastic instead of cash.
Do you prefer to pay with cash or plastic at the checkout?
Many shoppers today use plastic to avoid carrying cash.

Synonyms

credit card

vsplastic

787 1.0

A small plastic card from a bank that lets you buy things now and pay later

is an informal name for payment methods used instead of cash

debit card

vsplastic

32 1.6

A plastic card you use to pay or withdraw money from your bank account

is an informal term grouping various payment methods under one name

charge card

vsplastic

14 3.2

A card that lets you buy things and must be paid in full each month

is an informal term that groups different payment methods under one label

bank card

vsplastic

13 1.4

A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines

is an informal term covering general payment methods rather than formal types

bankcard

vsplastic

1 2.7

A plastic card from a bank that lets you pay or take out money from your account

is an informal name for common bank issued payment methods

Antonyms

cash

∞ 1.0

Money in the form of coins and bills

Compounds

plastic bag

107 1.0

A thin bag made of plastic for carrying or storing things

plastic surgery

Specialized

93 3.6

Operations that repair body parts or change them to improve looks

plastic surgeon

70 4.0

A doctor who operates to repair or change parts of the body, especially the face and skin

plastic wrap

17 1.7

A thin clear plastic sheet used to cover food to keep it fresh

plastic explosive

NSFW

12 6.1

A soft, strong material used to make bombs or to break large things

plastic container

10 1.3

A plastic box for keeping or carrying things

plastic film

1 2.9

A thin, flexible sheet of plastic used to wrap or cover things to protect them

plastic laminate

1 3.7

A hard, easy to clean surface made of layers of plastic for furniture or countertops

plastic art

Specialized

1 5.6

Art made by shaping materials like sculpture and carving

plastic bomb

NSFW

1 5.1

An explosive device made from plastic explosives that can be shaped to fit small spaces

amino plastic

Specialized

7.4

A hard, water-resistant plastic used as glue or a coating for paper and wood

fluorocarbon plastic

Specialized

7.3

A strong plastic that resists chemicals and does not change easily

phenolic plastic

Specialized

6.7

A hard plastic made from special resin that resists heat and does not carry electricity

Plastic Paddy

Slur

9.9

A person who claims to be Irish without Irish family background, often used as an insult

plastic shaman

Offensive

9.9

A person who pretends to have real spiritual powers and uses other people's traditions for money

plastic blow molding machine

Specialized

5.8

A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by using air to push heated plastic into a mold

plastic crack

Slang

9.9

A strong want to collect plastic toys like action figures or models

How Sturdy

metal

889 1.1

plastic

Informal

10 2.3

card

∞ 1.0

slip of paper

11 1.1

Surface Forms

plastic singular

plastics plural

Etymology

Plastic (informal for a credit or debit card) is called that because these cards are made from the plastic material, and the name points back to plassein 'to mold' — in other words, people just use the material's name to mean the card.