noun
bank card, ATM card
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Bankomatkarte means 'bank card' or 'ATM card' (also 'debit card'). It is a feminine noun (die Bankomatkarte) with plural Bankomatkarten. Used for card-based cash withdrawals and payments at ATMs; regular plural formation. No irregular declension; typical collocations: eine Bankomatkarte einstecken, PIN eingeben.
Examples
Die Bankomatkarte funktionierte nicht mehr, also ging ich zur Bank.
The ATM card stopped working, so I went to the bank.
Mit der Bankomatkarte kรถnnen Sie an jedem Automaten Geld abheben.
With the ATM card, you can withdraw money at any machine.
Hast du deine Bankomatkarte dabei?
Do you have your bank card with you?
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a card labeled 'Bankomat' that you insert into an ATM.
Sounds like 'bank-oh-mat-card' โ think 'bank + automat'.
Die Bankomatkarte โ feminine (die). Imagine the card in a woman's purse.
Notes
Variant/alternative spelling to 'Bancomatkarte' in some regions. Both refer to cards used for withdrawing money at ATMs; regional preferences vary.