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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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Etymology

Origin of business card

First recorded in 1830–40


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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

Bids on an Apple business card on which Jobs writes “Hi, I’m back” in black ink to his father reached more than $22,200.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025

“In the end, I was asked to provide my business card and that someone would contact me but that call never happened,” Jurado said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

He dug his hand inside and pulled out the first business card.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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