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business card

busi·ness card
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [biz-nis kahrd]
    • /ˈbɪz nɪs kɑrd/
    • /ˈbɪznəs kɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [biz-nis kahrd]
    • /ˈbɪz nɪs kɑrd/

Definitions of business card words

  • countable noun business card A person's business card or their card is a small card which they give to other people, and which has their name and details of their job and company printed on it. 3
  • noun business card a small printed card displaying a professional person's name, job title, and company 3
  • noun business card a small card identifying a person in connection with his or her business, given to a client, potential customer, etc. 3
  • noun business card a small card on which is printed, typically, a person's name, job title, firm, business address, and telephone number. 1
  • noun business card businessperson's calling card 1
  • noun business card A small card with a person’s name and professional information (such as occupation, business phone number, e-mail address, etc.). 0
See all 6 definitions of business card

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Origin of business card

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Business card

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Business card

business card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

business card usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for business card

noun business card

  • calling card — A calling card is a small card with personal information about you on it, such as your name and address, which you can give to people when you go to visit them.
  • card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
  • visiting card — calling card (def 1).
All 3 Synonyms of business card

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