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.

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Etymology

Origin of business card

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

More than a century after the Penrods first arrived, the name is visible on road signs, a graveyard, and a good number of business cards, phone listings and high school year book entries.

From Los Angeles Times

The next day, I found a business card on my desk with Lynda’s cell number.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have his business card. It’s either…in a folder or one of my textbooks. No, wait. It was a workbook. En-glish! My English notebook!”

From Literature

Soon afterward, business cards began including phone numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• calling card
• card