membership card
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈmɛmbərʃɪp kɑrd/
:
tarjeta de membresía
- Well, first we'll have you sign out an official membership card there.
You have like a membership card, Chick-fil-A member.
- You have like a membership card, Chick-fil-A member.
Examples
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You get a membership card and their monthly newsletter, The Black and Tan.
Fiction book (1999) -
May I see your membership cards, please?
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Can l have your membership card, please?
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Now, about that membership card...
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Can I see your membership card?
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No membership card, no entry.
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The main reason for having people show their membership cards at the entrance?
Blog text (21) -
Hand in your membership card here for a locker key.
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Here's my membership card.
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Can I see your membership card?
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'membership card' is directly and compositionally derived from 'membership' (belonging to an organization) + 'card' (a small identification item); a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it is an ID-style card showing membership. This construction is cross-linguistically common (many languages use the same noun+noun composition), so the phrase is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Membership card comes from the simple practice of giving a small card to someone to show their membership in a club or group. Showing this membership card proves you 'belong' and lets you get access to the group's services, so today it means an official card that shows a person is a member.