business card

noun

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Definition of business card

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

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Recent Examples of business card from the Web

Deputies from the Vista substation began interviewing employees from businesses on Main Street, and learned that the suspect had been passing out fake business cards,and talking to juveniles in the area, the release said.

— greg moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Vista man impersonates sheriff's deputy, gets arrested by actual deputies," 14 June 2018
Apparently, Armstrong and Murray became close enough friends that the former astronaut signed his note to Cicco on the back of one of Murray's business cards.

— matt campbell, kansascity, "Woman wants to keep moon dust she says Neil Armstrong gifted her, so she's suing NASA," 7 June 2018
Afterward, participants lined up to hand their business cards to Mr. Une, whose institution has nearly $2 trillion in assets.

— kosaku narioka, WSJ, "Japan’s Institutional Investors Seek Reliable Returns in Hedge Funds," 3 June 2018
There are his early canvases and sculptures, along with flyers, business cards, manifestos, and patent applications.

— hua hsu, The New Yorker, "The Spectacular Personal Mythology of Rammellzee," 21 May 2018
As more and more people in town began picking up his business card, the budding floral designer, now based in Bozeman, Montana, gradually made the transition into weddings full time in 2014.

— rachel swalin, ELLE Decor, "Meet The Guy Whose Crazy Beautiful Flower Pictures Are Blowing Up On Instagram," 14 July 2017
The meeting lasted about a half hour and ended with an exchange of business cards.

— chas danner, Daily Intelligencer, "Beyond Russia: Understanding the New Trump Campaign Collusion Story," 20 May 2018
When the dinner ended, the other six people at the table stood up and gave me their business cards.

— refinery29.com, "How Real Ivy League Secret Societies Compare To The Ones In Dear White People," 7 May 2018
Was is respectable enough to go on a business card someday?

— kim fusaro, Woman's Day, "Would You Flip Out If Your Children Changed Their Names For No Good Reason? (I'd Be Upset!)," 28 Mar. 2012

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