Swipe

Word SWIPE
Character 5
Hyphenation swipe
Pronunciations /swaɪp/

Definitions and meanings of "Swipe"

What do we mean by swipe?

A sweeping blow or stroke. noun

A critical remark. noun

A lever, especially one that raises the bucket in a well. noun

To hit with a sweeping motion. intransitive verb

To pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader. intransitive verb

To steal; filch. synonym: steal. intransitive verb

To make a sweeping stroke. intransitive verb

Same as sweep, 10. noun

A hard blow; a stroke with the full swing of the arms, as in cricket or golf. noun

To strike with a long or wide sweeping blow; deliver a hard blow or stroke with the full swing of the arms; strike or drive with great force.

To drink, or drink off, hastily.

To snatch; steal by snatching; steal.

A swape or sweep. See sweep. noun

A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. noun

Poor, weak beer; small beer. noun

To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball. transitive verb

To pluck; to snatch; to steal. transitive verb

To steal or snatch. verb

To scan or register by sliding something through a reader. verb

To grab or bat quickly. verb

A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.

A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.

An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.

A rough guess; an estimate or swag.

An attack, insult or critical remark.

Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Swipe

The word "swipe" in example sentences

To swipe from a southern naming tradition, the daughter usually gets her paternal grandmother’s maiden name as a middle name. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Fed proposal would cap the debit-card transaction fees, also called swipe fees or interchange fees, at 12 cents per transaction, a significant drop from the current 44-cent-per-transaction average that would eat into banks' debit-card fee profits. ❋ Maya Jackson Randall (2011)

With banks standing to receive 50% less revenue from so-called swipe fees because of the regulations, they could pressure Visa and MasterCard to lower other fees the banks pay the processors for their services, analysts say. ❋ Andrew R. Johnson (2011)

To look up a word or add a note or highlight a passage, you hold your finger down on a word or swipe the full passage. ❋ Robert J. Elisberg (2011)

It would limit so-called swipe fees at 12 cents per debit-card transaction, a significant cut from the average of 44 cents. ❋ Victoria McGrane (2011)

The Fed put out a draft proposal in December, which would cap so-called swipe fees to 12 cents. ❋ Victoria McGrane (2011)

The financial industry seems to be turning to Plan B: urging the Fed to revamp its plan to limit the debit-card fees known as swipe fees or interchange fees. ❋ Victoria McGrane (2011)

The proposed rule, which limits the so-called swipe fee that debit-card issuers charge merchants, has been a flashpoint in the fight over financial regulations. ❋ David Benoit (2011)

Last year, 10 state treasurers successfully prodded lawmakers to shield prepaid debit cards from part of the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law that limits so-called "swipe fees" charged to retailers. ❋ Jessica Silver-Greenberg (2011)

Here is the kind of thing that routinely happens to most of the people of New Orleans: A recently passed package of 'reforms' of the banking industry that reduces so-called swipe fees, still allows "fees charged to prepaid debit cards -- generally used by the poor -- to remain unregulated." ❋ Roderick Spencer (2010)

The new restrictions, most of which won't be made final until April 21, aim to cap the amount of money that debit-card issuers can charge merchants for so-called swipe fees. ❋ Victoria McGrane (2010)

Capping debit interchange fees, sometimes called swipe fees, would help merchants. ❋ AP (2010)

These questions are part of an increasingly heated debate about so-called swipe fees, the estimated $48 billion that merchants pay to banks and credit card companies for the use of those ubiquitous terminals in every shop from convenience stores to luxury retail emporiums. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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