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calling card

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Daily life
ˈcalling card noun [countable]  American EnglishBD a small card with a name and often an address printed on it, that people in the past gave to people they visited 〔旧时上门拜访时递上的〕名片 SYN British English visiting card
Examples from the Corpus
calling cardOn a longer call, however, a calling card can be cheaper than a prepaid phone card.Until 1900, cards were not signed, but hand delivered with a calling card.We left our calling card on the enemy with those bombs at the checkpoint.That little yodel in the chorus serves as a personal calling card.
From Longman Business Dictionarycalling cardˈcalling card noun [countable]TELECOMMUNICATIONS1a card with a special number on that allows you to make cheap telephone callsPrepaid calling cards can save you money when you’re away from home.2a card that allows you to make telephone calls on other telephones and pay for them on your home telephone bill
ˈcalling card nounChineseSyllable
with Business a a name small card Corpus


calling card
ˈcalling card noun [countable]
American English a small card with a name and often an address printed on it, that people in the past gave to people they visited
   SYN  visiting card British English


calling cardBrE /ˈkɔːlɪŋ kɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːlɪŋ kɑːrd/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) (BrE ˈvisiting card) (also card BrE, NAmE ) (especially in the past) a small card with your name on it which you leave with sb after, or instead of, a formal visit (尤指旧时访客留下或其他人用以表示到访的)名片,拜帖(figurative) a sign, such as an action or a piece of work, that identifies sb or shows what they can do 名片式行为(或作品等);能力标识 = phonecard