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identity card

nounB1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

An identity card is an official card proving who you are. Carry an identity card.

Britain has resisted one for a century, which is unusual in Europe. An identity card scheme was introduced in the war and abolished in 1952 after a court case.

Argentina GovernmentDescription English: Official government specimen of Argentina Biometric DNI for Falkland Islands veterans, since December 2023. Extracted from a PDF with LibreOffice Draw. Date 30 December 2023 Source official government PDF Author Argentina Government Other versions · CC BY 4.0

Definitions of identity card

  1. 1nounidentity cardAn official card proving who you are.B1

    “The identity card had to be produced at the door.”

identity card is a card.

Also accepted in games: id card

Where it comes from

Identity plus card; wartime Britain issued them and dropped the scheme in 1952.

From identity + card.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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