プリペイドカード

ぷりぺいどかーど

noun

prepaid card

1. prepaid card; stored-value card

A card paid for in advance and spent down as it is used. In Japan the category covers transit cards such as Suica and PASMO, phone cards, bookshop and convenience-store gift cards, and the prepaid cards sold for online game and music services.

プリペイドカードを買(か)った。

I bought a prepaid card.

このプリペイドカードは残高(ざんだか)が少(すく)ない。

There isn't much left on this prepaid card.

子供(こども)に使(つか)いすぎさせたくないので、クレジットカードではなくプリペイドカードを持(も)たせている。

I don't want my child overspending, so I give them a prepaid card rather than a credit card.

From English "prepaid card." Often shortened to プリカ in casual speech.

Common collocations

プリペイドカードを買(か)う: to buy a prepaid card
プリペイドカードにチャージする: to top up a prepaid card
残高(ざんだか)を確認(かくにん)する: to check the remaining balance
図書(としょ)カード: book gift card — a familiar example, often given as a prize or present

Similar words

クレジットカード: credit card — pay later, with a billing account behind it
電子(でんし)マネー: electronic money — the payment method itself, which prepaid cards are one way of carrying
ギフトカード: gift card — a prepaid card bought to give to someone else

Related Words

Compare: クレジットカード

Compare: 電子(でんし)マネー (electronic money)

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