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RISTB-and/ˈrɪstbænd/

A wristband is a paper, plastic, or fabric band on the wrist: festival entry, a hospital ID, or a charity fundraiser. A watch sits on the wrist too but tells the time. Keep your wristband on. Countable. Colour often shows what you have paid for.

Meaning

A band worn on the wrist, often as a ticket or for charity.

Examples

• “Keep your wristband on or they will not let you back into the festival.”
• “The hospital wristband had her date of birth printed on it.”
• “A cloth wristband from the charity run went in the wash and shrank.”

Good to know

a wristband. Contrast: a watch / a bracelet (jewellery). festival / hospital / charity wristbands.

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