business card

noun

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

Examples of business card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Faces function as business cards, attached to us in the same way as our names. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024 Designer Gina Gutierrez of Gina Rachelle Design had met her future client, Allison, at a New Year’s Eve outing and had given out her business card. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024 Prompted by concerns from the California Highway Patrol that officers were having a hard time reading the license plate numbers, the law required that any logo be no larger than 2-by-3 inches — about the size of a business card. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 Ten years ago, our online identities could be summed up on a business card. Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 All items signed by Jobs, as well as a business card from the 1980s and a promotional poster that were unsigned, were sold. Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024 Investigators also learned of a text between drug ring members containing a photo of a drug associate's hand holding the officer's business card. Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024 Distribute your business card when a genuine connection is made, not as an opening move. Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Breathe new life into your professional branding with eclectic business card holders from The Beehive Gifts. Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 May. 2024.

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