business card
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of business card
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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
The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
When someone recognizes him, he shakes their hand and gives them a business card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
“Simply moving people around and giving them a new business card doesn’t change the system,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
When she finds what she is seeking, she hands it to you, and you take the business card from her black-gloved hand.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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