"Mastercard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/, /ˈmɑːstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/ Audio: En-us-Mastercard.oga [US] Forms: Mastercards [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d Etymology: From master + card. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|master|card}} master + card Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mastercard (plural Mastercards)
  1. (banking) A credit card issued by the credit card company Mastercard. Wikipedia link: Mastercard Categories (topical): Banking Synonyms: Master, MC, MasterCard (english: until 2016) Related terms: Visa card Translations (credit card): مَاسْتَرْكَارْد (māstarkārd) [masculine] (Arabic), 萬事達卡 (Chinese Mandarin), 万事达卡 (Wànshìdákǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), मास्टरकार्ड (māsṭarkārḍ) [masculine] (Hindi), マスターカード (Masutākādo) (Japanese), 마스터카드 (Maseuteokadeu) (Korean)

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