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Business Card

Definition: Business Card

Business Card

Noun

1. A card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Business Card

DomainDefinitions

Public Administration

A card that bears information (as the name, address, type of business) about a business or business representative. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: Business Card

English words defined with "business card": Card rack. (references)
Specialty definitions using "business card": application service provider, ASSEMBLER, PRINTED PRODUCTSburglar-alarm installer, burglar-alarm installer and servicer, burglar-alarm-repairer helpercode clerk, COmmon Business Oriented Language, cryptographic technician, CRYPTOGRAPHIC-MACHINE OPERATORinstallerPackard Bell Electronics, Inc., Pentium II, PROTECTIVE-SIGNAL INSTALLER, PROTECTIVE-SIGNAL REPAIRER, purchased credit card relationshipsSALES REPRESENTATIVE, FINANCIAL SERVICES. (references)

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Modern Usage: Business Card

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Yes, I left behind a glass slipper and a business card in case the prince is really dumb. (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)

Clever

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Business Card

DomainTitle

Books

  • Best of Business Card Design 4 (reference)

  • Here's My Card: How to Network Using Your Business Card to Actually Create More Business (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Business Card

Illustrations:
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Non-Fiction Usage: Business Card

SubjectTopicQuote

Travel

Singapore

The East Asian practice of presenting a business card with both hands is observed. (references)

Korea

As such, a business card written in Chinese characters can serve for a business trip to Korea, China, and Japan. (references)

Singapore

Those who do not will have only their Chinese name on their business card, in which case the family name is listed first. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Business Card

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

business card

9,929

cd rom business card

120

free business card

2,767

business card printer

119

business card template

663

business card magnet

111

business card design

628

making business card

110

business card holder

555

full color business card

102

cd business card

509

photo business card

100

business card software

348

magnetic business card

100

business card printing

342

free business card design

96

free business card template

275

printable business card

95

business card case

251

make your own business card

93

free printable business card

220

business card designer

92

business card maker

216

print business card

92

free business card software

214

business card logo

89

create business card

203

business card program

82

online business card

198

custom business card

80

make a business card

188

digital business card

74

business card scanner

175

free online business card

69

business card sample

168

print free business card

69

cheap business card

151

create free business card

67

color business card

147

free business card maker

67
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Business Card

Language Translations for "business card"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

служебна визитна картичка. (various references)

   

Danish

  

visitkort (calling card, visiting card). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

naamkaart (calling card, visiting card), adreskaart (dispatch note). (various references)

   

French

  

carte professionnelle. (various references)

   

German

  

visitenkarte (calling card, visiting card). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

névjegykártya (calling card, visiting card), névjegy (card, visiting card), cégkártya (business-card, trade card). (various references)

   

Italian

  

biglietto da visita (calling card, card). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

名刺 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

めいし (celebrity, clarity of vision, noun, personage). (various references)

   

Manx

  

kaart dellal. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

usinessbay ardcay

   

Portuguese

  

cartão de visita (calling card, carte, name tag, pasteboard, visiting card). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

визитная карточка (calling card, visiting card, visiting-card). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tarjeta de visita (calling card, pasteboard, visiting card), tarjeta comercial (calling card). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kartvizit (card, visiting card). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Business Card

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-n-r-s-s-s-u"

-1 letter: subacidness.

-2 letters: absurdness.

-3 letters: acridness, airbusses, brisances, burnsides, cuirassed, cuirasses, curbsides, disabuses, disburses, discusser, issuances, narcissus, rabidness, rediscuss, sardiuses, sauciness, sideburns, subsiders, urbanised, urbanises.

-4 letters: abducens, abscised, abscises, acidness, airbuses, anuresis, arcsines, aridness, arsenics, ascribed, ascribes, assureds, biasness, brandies, brassies, brisance, brucines, business, carbides, carbines, crusades, cudbears, curbside, danseurs, daubries, denarius, disabuse, disburse, discases.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Business Card


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 75 73 69 6E 65 73 73      43 61 72 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01110101 01110011 01101001 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 00100000 01000011 01100001 01110010 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#117 &#115 &#105 &#110 &#101 &#115 &#115 &#32 &#67 &#97 &#114 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0075 0073 0069 006E 0065 0073 0073      0043 0061 0072 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3687857580718585237678470

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Business Card"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Bulgarian

речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, преводбългарски, български език, българин, bulgarer, bulgare, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, búlgaro, bulgaristan ile ilgili

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelseдатски език, датски, danois, dänisch, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, датский, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatieхоландски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, голландский, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionфренски език, френски, français, französisch, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitionгермански, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, tysker, Duitse, allemand, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, alemán, alman

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításунгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, macarca, macar

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneиталиански език, италиански, италианец, italiener, italien, italienisch, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan

Japanese Kanji

辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 японски език, японци, японски, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, японский, японец, japonés, Japonca

Japanese Katakana

じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょяпонски език, японци, японски, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, японский, японец, japonés, Japonca

Manx

fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baghtmanx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoпортугалски, португалски език, португалец, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеруски език, руски, руснак, russer, Russe, russisch, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, Rusça

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónиспански език, испански, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeтурски език, турски, turque, türkisch, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationанглийски език, английски, англичаните, anglais, englisch, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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