business card

noun

: a small card bearing information (such as name and address) about a business or business representative

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O’Flaherty’s business cards were purportedly emblazoned with the words A FAT GUY, A TRANNY, AND A GUIDO walk into a bar. Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 So stock up and discover discounts on holiday marketing must-haves like vinyl banners, business cards, posters, custom mugs, and more. Molly Higgins, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 Shards of caribou bones and antlers lie on the tundra as ghostly business cards of a bygone migration, greened with mold, and minutely chiseled and mined for calcium by tiny vole teeth. Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024 Small business cards usually require a personal guarantee and personal credit check, whereas corporate cards do not. Cnbc Select, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for business card 

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of business card was in 1821

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“Business card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20card. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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