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Collocation

pay by card

verb + prepositional phrase verb + prepositional phrase

to pay for something using a bank card (debit or credit) instead of cash

pay by card: to pay for something using a bank card (debit or credit) instead of cash

Definition

'pay by card' is a common English collocation. to pay for something using a bank card (debit or credit) instead of cash

pay + by + card

“Can I pay by card?”

Examples

  • Sorry, I do not have cash, so I will pay by card.
  • You can pay by card at the ticket machine.
  • We paid by card because the ATM was out of service.
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  • If you pay by card, please tap here and wait for the beep.
  • Most customers prefer to pay by card these days.
  • I tried to pay by card, but the payment did not go through.
  • You can pay by card online or in the store, whichever is easier.
  • They asked us to pay by card to reduce the amount of cash on site.