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

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To drum up business, Ortiz put up flyers and handed out business cards in targeted neighborhoods. Mike Winters,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 The shindig at first seemed like any other Hispanic chamber of commerce event, with people handing me business cards like dealers at a blackjack table. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Audit Your Digital Footprint Regularly Ever handed out a business card that does the talking for you? Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 For those that eschew keeping a QR code on their phone, the store offers classic business cards and letterhead stationery. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for business card 

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 28 Nov. 2024.

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