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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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
Its fonts, a mix of cursive and midcentury typeface, were inspired by his business card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
One of the people who told The Times they’d been paid to make up false claims said a senior investigator with the office had left a business card with a family member in December.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
She handed Gran her business card and shook my hand.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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