business card
Americannoun
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business cards
plural
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
The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
“Over here, buddy,” said a vendor as he flashed a business card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
“I literally was born in the right generation. But when it comes to constantly looking at images of myself, that’s my business card or my portfolio — it’s not actually me, the human being.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
Watching the soles of their sneakers running away, I push my hands into my pockets, touching my pencil, the business card, and the flat-topped buttons of Jason’s mother’s cell phone.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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