business card
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of business card
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Nearby, Torres kept apologizing to people who asked for his business card — he didn’t have any on him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Bids on an Apple business card on which Jobs writes “Hi, I’m back” in black ink to his father reached more than $22,200.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
When someone recognizes him, he shakes their hand and gives them a business card.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
He passed a business card through the crack in the doorway.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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