business card

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of business card¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

When someone recognizes him, he shakes their hand and gives them a business card.

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They often hand you a business card, urging you to call them at any time.

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“Simply moving people around and giving them a new business card doesn’t change the system,” he said.

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He leaned on a plastic display with postcards highlighting his work and red business cards educating people about their rights if ICE detained them.

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On Tuesday, Gomez wore a suit jacket with his congressional lapel pin and carried his congressional ID card and business card in his hand — “so there would be no mistake” as to who he was.

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Related Words

• calling card 
• card