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calling card
noun
: a plastic card that allows a person to charge telephone calls to an account
: a small card presented when making a formal visit to someone that has the name and sometimes the address of the visitor
Full Definition of CALLING CARD
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: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present; broadly : an identifying mark
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: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
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First Known Use of CALLING CARD
1846
Rhymes with CALLING CARD
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