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business suit

noun

a suit, especially one of conservative cut and color. Compare suit(defs 2, 3).

Origin of business suit

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby business suit

business machine, business park, business plan, business process re-engineering, business reply, business suit, business unionism, businesslike, businessman, businessman's holiday, businesspeople

Example sentences from the Web for business suit

To this officer a sack-suit or business-suit is a lounge-suit.

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