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timecard

timecard

6 4.4
A card employees use to record when they start and finish work
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪmˌkɑrd/
  • US
translation icon : tarjeta de tiempo
  • Employees must punch their timecard at the start and end of their shifts.
  • timecard dates

Examples

  • This moment has been duly noted on your timecards... ...and will be deducted from your pay.

  • Clarke punched his timecard, also updating a receipt that he kept in his wallet.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Can you sign my timecard?

  • Is it possible that one of them might have punched his timecard for him?

  • ROY: Let's talk about my timecard.

  • NATHAN: What is with your timecard?

  • Students are required to punch in on their timecards to log the amount of class time.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Employees manually record their starting and stopping times on timecards.

    Academic text (1991)
  • It's his timecard.

  • My daughter recently told me that the management at her part-time job implemented a new policy: they were to punch their timecards when moving from one assignment to another.

    Blog text (15)

Synonyms

timesheet
vstimecard
3 2.8

A form where employees write the hours they work, for example each week

is used daily and punched into a clock to log start and finish times
time sheet
vstimecard
2 2.5

A form to record the hours an employee works during a set time

is used daily and punched into a clock to log start and finish times

Surface Forms

timecard singular
timecards plural

Morphology

timecard = time + card (transparent) = time + card

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'time' + 'card' (a card for recording times), which is immediately clear to learners.

Etymology

Timecard joins time ('hours' or 'clock') and card ('a small piece of stiff paper' like a postcard). So a timecard is a small card you use with a time clock to record your work hours.