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Collocations for card - noun

1. giving written or electronic information

ADJECTIVE

ID, identity, membership
business, calling, visiting (esp. BrE)
appointment, invitation (esp. BrE)
index, record, report
green (= a document that legally allows sb to live and work in the US)
flash (usually flashcard)
laminated
swipe
punch
smart

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VERB + card

hand sb, hand out
He went around the room handing out business cards.
scan, swipe
insert

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card + NOUN

catalogue
She searched the library's card catalogue.
reader

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PREPOSITION

on a/the card
Write the main points of your speech on cards.

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2. used to pay/get money

ADJECTIVE

plastic
He had a wallet full of plastic cards.
ATM (esp. AmE), cash, charge, credit, debit
cheque/check, cheque guarantee (BrE)
phone
prepaid (esp. AmE)
ration

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VERB + card

pay by, put sth on, use
She paid for the hotel by credit card.
I'll put the meal on my card.
accept, take
The restaurant accepts all major credit cards.
issue (sb with)
The bank hasn't issued me with a cash card yet.
cancel
Contact the bank and cancel all your cards.

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card + NOUN

number
holder
company, issuer
payment, transaction

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3. in a computer

ADJECTIVE

graphics, memory, network, PC, sound, video, wireless

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VERB + card

install
You need to install a new graphics card.

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card + NOUN

slot
The computer has three additional card slots.

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4. with a message

ADJECTIVE

greeting (AmE), greetings (BrE)
birthday, Christmas, get-well, holiday (AmE), sympathy

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VERB + card

give sb, send sb
sign, write
Everyone at work signed a card for her.
get, receive

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5. used for a game

ADJECTIVE

playing
winning
court (BrE), face, picture
tarot
baseball (AmE), trading
trump (often figurative)
This defender's ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card.
wild (often figurative)
Bennett is something of a wild card (= it is difficult to predict what he will do).

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… OF CARDS

deck (AmE), pack (BrE)
hand

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VERB + card

cut, deal, shuffle
play
Each player in turn must play a card.
pick
‘Pick a card,’ said the conjurer.
hold (often figurative)
The kidnappers hold all the cards(= are in control of the situation).

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card + NOUN

game
player
playing
trick
table

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6. (cards) game

… OF CARD

game

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VERB + CARDS

play
We play cards every Friday night.
lose at, win at
He always wins at cards.

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Collocations for card - verb

Card is used with these nouns as the object:
wool

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