declined card
Transaction not approved
A declined card is a credit or debit card that has been rejected during a transaction.
The card issuer refuses to authorize the purchase, typically due to insufficient funds, suspected fraud, an expired card, or reaching a credit limit.
My card was declined at the register, so I had to pay cash.
The term often appears in the phrase card declined on payment terminals.
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- fundsAvailable financial resources
swipe · terminal · embarrassment · awkward moment · checkout · point of sale · error · blocked · expired · fraud · fraud alert · authorization · bank · limit · insufficient funds · balance · purchase · cashier
- debit cardsPIN number, contactless, expiration date, CVV, prepaid debit