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noun
: a small card bearing information (such as name and address) about a business or business representative
Example Sentences
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Slap on your local plumber’s business card, and — voilà!
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Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2011
Door prizes will be awarded through a business card raffle.
—Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2023
Digital business card holders don’t have to worry that their information is destined for the trash, like 90% of all physical business cards.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
If you are approached and questioned by a Special Agent, ask for his or her business card.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
The card was opened years ago as a business card, but the business has since been closed.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
O’Connor apologized to the deputy and then gave him her business card.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
In April, the new elections director found a business card for Doug Logan in the office.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
Later that day, after a bystander discovered some stray items from his car, including the maestro’s business card, two of Zander’s assistants drove out to the neighborhood and were able to track down the vehicle in Allston, police said.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2022
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Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2011
Door prizes will be awarded through a business card raffle.
—Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2023
Digital business card holders don’t have to worry that their information is destined for the trash, like 90% of all physical business cards.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
If you are approached and questioned by a Special Agent, ask for his or her business card.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
The card was opened years ago as a business card, but the business has since been closed.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
O’Connor apologized to the deputy and then gave him her business card.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
In April, the new elections director found a business card for Doug Logan in the office.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
Later that day, after a bystander discovered some stray items from his car, including the maestro’s business card, two of Zander’s assistants drove out to the neighborhood and were able to track down the vehicle in Allston, police said.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near business card
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“Business card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20card. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.
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