Prepaidkarte

prepaid SIM card

noun PRE-payt-kar-te Rare

Origin: from English 'prepaid'

Also means

prepaid card

Usage Note

Prepaidkarte is a SIM card with prepaid credit, commonly used by travellers or those avoiding contracts. Prepaidkarte aufladen (top up a prepaid card) is the standard phrase; also called Prepaid-SIM-Karte.

Examples

"Im Urlaub kaufe ich mir meist eine lokale Prepaidkarte."

Natural Translation

When on holiday I usually buy a local prepaid SIM card.

Literal Translation

On vacation buy I myself usually a local prepaid card.

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