Is it right to say ........?

esalim80 Is it right to say ........? (Original post)Quote We can buy things by debit card.

Yes.

Can we say..................?
We can pay things by debit card.
Sorry for asking many questions as this sentence ( the one in the first post ) was in a formal test.
There were many sentences and students were asked to find the mistakes in these sentences.
According to what you said there are no mistakes in this sentence.

esalim80We can pay things by debit card.

No, that's incorrect. Say,
We can pay for things by debit card.

If I suppose there is a mistake in the first sentence ( We can buy things by debit card .) Can the mistake be in ( debit card ) and the correction would be ( credit card ). What is your view point as according to the instructions given for this sentence, there should be a mistake in it.

Here is the definition of 'debit card':

A debit card (also known as a bank card or check card) is a plastic payment card that can be used instead of cash when making purchases. It is similar to a credit card, but unlike a credit card, the money comes directly from the user's bank account when using a debit card.

I still think the original sentence is correct.

Mister MicawberI still think the original sentence is correct.

It is. We buy things, but we pay for things.

I buy things with a debit card more than I buy them by a debit card or through a debit card.

It's cheaper that way.

Sorry CJ for asking the same question twice, but I only did that when I found some one answered my question then deleted his or her answer. It appeared on my account that there was a reply. I tried to open it but it didn't. For this reason only I wrote my second post . My apology.