greeting card

noun

: a piece of paper or thin cardboard having any of a variety of shapes and formats and bearing a greeting or message of sentiment

Examples of greeting card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jarvis launched lawsuits against florists, greeting card manufacturers and other industries before her death in 1948. Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024 The Hall brothers, sons of a Methodist minister, got their start selling postcards in the early twentieth century, before branching out into greeting cards and wrapping paper, and eventually manufacturing gifts such as puzzles and books. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023 The top three gifts include candy (57%), greeting cards (40%), and flowers (39%). Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024 Certainly, Valentine’s Day is great for greeting card and candy sales, florists, restaurants, jewelers and, of course, lovers, young and old! Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024 Perhaps befitting of this consumption-forward holiday, WalletHub’s study took a decidedly consumer-forward approach to its calculations, analyzing in 100 large U.S. cities the density of chocolate shops, greeting card shops and florists. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024 Handwriting: Hear handwritten text such as greeting cards (only in some languages). Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023 The number of greeting cards mailed at the office was 1,109,673 and parcel post articles delivered during the holidays up to and including Dec. 24, numbered 310,000. Eula Calahan, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2023 Also account for expenses such as holiday decorations, greeting cards and year-end tips for teachers and building staff. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greeting card was in 1898

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“Greeting card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greeting%20card. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

greeting card

noun
: a decorated card with a message of goodwill that is sent usually on a special occasion

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