Plastic (Noun)
Meaning 1
A card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- She paid for the shoes with her plastic, and later that month she received a statement detailing all her purchases.
- He pulled out his plastic to make a down payment on the expensive sofa.
- The supermarket stopped taking foreign-issued plastic, so we had to find another way to pay for our groceries.
- When the waiter asked if we wanted the check, my friend smiled and said, "We don't take plastic, but we can give you cash."
- "Do you take plastic?" the tourist asked the store owner, who shook her head apologetically.
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Meaning 2
Generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.