time card

noun

: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day or on each job

Examples of time card in a Sentence

Don't forget to punch your time card on your way out.
Recent Examples on the Web The attorney general also alleges the business falsified pay stubs and destroyed time cards. Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024 Allegations of misconduct by the supervisors had been circulating in the department for months prior to the August announcement, including allegations that Gruner committed time card fraud with Contreras’ approval. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2023 The next class would cover time cards and call sheets. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023 Writing is not some industrialized, mechanized process; there is no time card. Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023 Following the update, the financial system and Kronos Workforce Central Solution System’s time card programs did not sync, incorrectly transferring timecard data. Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 6 July 2023 Inside, a detective found a trash bag containing rags and paper towels appearing to be stained with blood, a delivery bag similar to the one the victim was seen carrying in the surveillance footage and a time card with Solis’ name on it, the document said. Amy Simonson, CNN, 26 Apr. 2023 The Department of Labor in a statement to USA TODAY said manufacturers agree to conduct monitoring and review time cards and payroll, among other steps. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023 There are seasonal events and music festival during 3.4, along with a limited-time card game mode. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of time card was circa 1891

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“Time card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20card. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

time card

noun
: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day
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