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calling card
calling cardn.1. An engraved card bearing one's full name. Also called visiting card.2. A distinguishing characteristic or behavior.3. See phone card.calling card n a small card bearing the name and usually the address of a person, esp for giving to business or social acquaintances. Also called: visiting card call′ing card`
n. 1. a small card with a person's name and often address presented on a social visit. 2. any trace or characteristic by which someone or something can be recognized. 3. Also called phone card. a prepaid card or charge card that can be used to make a call from a telephone away from home. [1895–1900, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  calling card - a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone callsphone cardcharge card, charge plate, credit card, plastic - a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" | | 2. |  calling card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visitedvisiting card, cardgreeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) | | 3. | calling card - a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards"distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity - an odd or unusual characteristic |
TranslationsVisitenkartecarte d’appelcarte de visitecalling card
calling card1. A small card containing one's contact information; a business card that may also be used for social purposes. I'm old school, so I like to hand out a calling card when I'm saying goodbye to a new acquaintance.2. An item left behind by someone to signify that they had been present in a particular location. It was evident that the string of murders were committed by the same man, as he left his calling card, a single red rose, at the scene of each crime.3. A special skill or talent that sets an individual apart from others. Primarily heard in US. His ability to paint such lifelike portraits really is his calling card in the art world.See also: calling, carda calling card mainly AMERICAN1. If you describe what someone possesses or has achieved as a calling card, you mean that it gives them an advantage. An Olympic gold medal is undoubtedly a pretty impressive calling card.2. If you describe something as a calling card, you mean it proves that someone has been in a place. The hand continues to leave behind its calling card on everything it touches in the form of fingerprints. Note: In American English, a calling card is a small card printed with your name and other personal information, which you give to people when you visit or meet them. See also: calling, cardCalling Card
Calling Card a document that informs of a visit; widely used in diplomatic protocol. The card bears the title, name, position of its owner, and sometimes his address and telephone number. The head of a Soviet diplomatic embassy can also have a calling card on which only the words “Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” or “Envoy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” are printed. A calling card takes the place of personal visits. Depending on the actual circumstances, the following abbreviated inscriptions are usually made in pencil or ink in the bottom left corner of the calling card: p. f. (pour feliciter), for congratulation; p. r. (pour remercier), for expressing thanks; p. c. (pour condoler), for expressing sympathy; p. p. c. (pour prendre conge), for a farewell visit or upon departure from a country being visited; and p. p. (pour presenter), for the personal introduction or recommendation in absentia of another person (which is sent simultaneously with the calling card of the person being recommended). The calling card is also used in personal intercourse. AcronymsSeecruisercalling card
Synonyms for calling cardnoun a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone callsSynonymsRelated Words- charge card
- charge plate
- credit card
- plastic
noun a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visitedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a distinguishing characteristic or behaviorRelated Words- distinctive feature
- distinguishing characteristic
- peculiarity
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