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business card

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of business card

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Its fonts, a mix of cursive and midcentury typeface, were inspired by his business card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

The biggest applause came for the last image: Sanders’ new business card for the private practice he’s starting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

Booth also has left behind clues—among them a business card bearing the name J. Harrison Surratt and a letter from Samuel Arnold, who had been part of the kidnapping plot, that implicates Michael O’Laughlen.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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