verb phrase · neutral
pay by card
UK/peɪ baɪ kɑːd/US/peɪ baɪ kɑrd/pay·by·CARD
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to use a bank card (credit/debit) to pay instead of cash
Examples
“You can pay by card at most cafés now.”
“She prefers to pay by card to keep track of expenses.”
“Some small shops do not allow customers to pay by card.”
Band 8 sentence
“More consumers now prefer to pay by card because it's faster and more secure for online orders.”
Collocations
- pay by card / pay in cash
- pay by contactless card
Word family
card nouncashless adjectivepayment noun
Common mistakes
pay with card→pay by card
pay card→pay by card
Say it for a higher band
5pay card→6pay with card→7+pay by card
Synonyms
use a card
Easily confused
pay with a card
“If you prefer, you can pay with a card at the counter.”
pay cash
“Do you want to pay cash or card?”
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