oyster card

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Definition of oyster card in English English dictionary

A contactless smart card, introduced in 2003, used to pay for public transport in the Greater London area

Related Terms

Oyster cards

plural form of Oyster card

Hyphenation

oys·ter Card

Turkish pronunciation

oystır kärd

Pronunciation

/ˈoistər ˈkärd/ /ˈɔɪstɜr ˈkɑːrd/

Etymology

() Marketing coinage; influences are said to include the security and value of the oyster's shell and pearl, the oyster beds of London's Thames estuary, and the popular idiom the world is your oyster.