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calling card

[ kaw-ling kahrd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called card, visiting card. a small card with the name and often the address of a person or of a couple, for presenting when making a business or social call, for enclosing in gifts, etc.
Informal. any mark, sign, trace, characteristic, or the like by which someone or something can be recognized.
Also called phone card. a prepaid card or charge card that can be used to make a telephone call at home or away from home.

calling card

a small card bearing the name and usually the address of a person, esp for giving to business or social acquaintances Also calledvisiting card

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

And if you go through enough of it, this accumulation comes to be your calling card of wisdom.

The calling card of a late-night talk show is supposed to be unpredictability and danger.

This could be the next chapter in the story of a business career that was his calling card, but has become a political liability.

It should come as a surprise to no one that his calling card is reforming entitlements.

If you want to claim Bain Capital as your calling card to the White House, then defend what happened to Bain Capital.

Let's go see the boss, I haven't anything else to do and his calling card intrigues me.

During such a crisis every message in the game of war diplomacy becomes only a polite calling card that represents armed men.

The Turk took his military calling-card out of his pocket and sent it over to the German.

In the first place, an enemy agent would probably not leave a calling card.

But we can't just sit around waiting for the Earthman to hand us a calling card.

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