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courtesy card

American  

noun

  1. a card making the bearer eligible for special prices, privileges, or consideration, as at a club, hotel, store, or bank.

Etymology

Origin of courtesy card

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

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The sergeant obliged; aloud read sketchily from the filled-in courtesy card signed by his chief, the commissioner of police.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel

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