laser card

English

Etymology

Genercized trademark, from Laser.

Noun

laser card (plural laser cards)

1. (Ireland) debit card
   • 2000, Ireland. Information Society Commission, Benchmarking Ireland in the information society:

     One is the proportion of the population who own credit cards or other forms of plastic payment cards such as laser cards.

   • 2003, Orla O'Donnell, Peter C. Humphreys, 25. E-Government and the Decentralisation of Service Delivery, Institute of Public Administration, →ISBN, page 74:

     The payment options have also been improved and it is now possible to pay by laser card.

   • 2013, OECD, Tax Administration 2013 Comparative Information on OECD and Other Advanced and Emerging Economies: Comparative Information on OECD and Other Advanced and Emerging Economies, OECD Publishing →ISBN, page 266

     The main features of ROS include facilities to: 1) file returns online; 2) make payments by laser card, debit instruction or by online banking for Income Tax only;