Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

business card

American  

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

He hands her a business card that reads “I wear a lot of hats.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Two minutes and twenty-three seconds later, we’re back in the office, out of breath, but with my workbook and Don McAndrews’s business card.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.