gift cards
Store credit cards
Gift cards are prepaid cards redeemable for goods or services at specific retailers or, with general-purpose cards, anywhere that accepts them.
They function like store credit loaded onto a card: I got a fifty-dollar gift card for my birthday.
Gift cards have largely replaced paper gift certificates.
They're popular presents when you don't know what someone wants, though they often go unused or expire.
Goods obtained for payment
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- checkoutPayment completion process
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- activationSetting into operation
transaction · mall · store · ecommerce · merchandise · denomination · expiration · PIN
Benefits given for merit
- pointsUnits of tally
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- promotionalRelated to marketing efforts
membership · perks · exclusive · benefits · enrollment · subscriber · program · earn
Gift or current moment
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- holidayDay of rest
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
thank you · corporate · employee recognition · teacher appreciation · stocking stuffer · last-minute · impersonal · thoughtful
Settled in advance
- reloadableCapable of being restocked
- balance checkVerifying available funds
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
chip · contactless · debit · funds · credit · remaining balance · partial payment · top-up
Existing in effect, not fact
- mobileCapable of movement
- QR codeTwo-dimensional scannable data pattern
- printableAble to be printed
- instantBriefest unit of time
online · code · electronic · text message · downloadable · send · forward · screenshot
purchase
Goods obtained for payment
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- checkoutPayment completion process
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
activation · transaction · mall · store · ecommerce · merchandise · denomination · expiration · PIN · scratch-off
rewards
Benefits given for merit
- pointsUnits of tally
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- incentivesRewards prompting action
promotional · membership · perks · exclusive · benefits · enrollment · subscriber · program · earn · redeem
present
Gift or current moment
graduation · thank you · corporate · employee recognition · teacher appreciation · stocking stuffer · last-minute · impersonal · thoughtful · recipient
prepaid
Settled in advance
- reloadableCapable of being restocked
- balance checkVerifying available funds
- swipeQuick sliding motion
tap · chip · contactless · debit · funds · credit · remaining balance · partial payment · top-up
virtual
Existing in effect, not fact
instant · online · code · electronic · text message · downloadable · send · forward · screenshot
- Apple StoreiPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch, AirPods
- Consumer Shoppingshopping, retail, checkout, purchasing, online shopping
- consumerismconsumerism, consumers, consumer, shopping, buying
- convenience storechips, candy, soda, snacks, cigarettes
- digital giftsmusic credits, subscription boxes
- freebiesfreebie, freebies, samples, giveaways, free
gift cardscash
Ready spending funds
currency · legal tender · hard cash · cold hard cash · hard currency