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business card

American  

noun

  • business cards
    plural
  1. a small card on which is printed, typically, a person's name, job title, firm, business address, and telephone number.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of business card

First recorded in 1830–40


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Potier and Loveridge were later tracked down thanks to the business card she had given out to O'Donnell, and he was arrested in November 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Handing over a business card, following an adviser on LinkedIn, recognizing an old face from your college days and, perhaps, doing business with them and remembering where you met is all part of the magic.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

“Over here, buddy,” said a vendor as he flashed a business card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

“Simply moving people around and giving them a new business card doesn’t change the system,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025

I dig around my backpack and pull out Lester Barnes’s business card.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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