calling card
call·ing card • n. 1. a card bearing a person's name and address, sent or left in lieu of a formal social or business visit. ∎ fig. an action or the result of an action by which someone or something can be identified: a dog whose calling card is a savage nip at the nearest ankles.2. a card that allows the user to make telephone calls from any phone and charge the cost to their home telephone number. ∎ a prepaid card that allows the user to make telephone calls up to a specified value.
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