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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Potier and Loveridge were later tracked down thanks to the business card she had given out to O'Donnell, and he was arrested in November 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
“Over here, buddy,” said a vendor as he flashed a business card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
I watch as farther down the block a white-haired man tosses a business card into the trash.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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