business suit

noun

: a suit consisting of matching coat and trousers or coat and skirt and sometimes a vest

Examples of business suit in a Sentence

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The New Business Suit: Fabiana Filippi Who said business suits should all look the same? WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 Except, this is Suits LA, and in this world, a convenient hail mary in the last twenty minutes of the show is as much a part of its DNA as grey business suits and snappy dialogue are. Ayan Artan, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025 Mark explained that some fabrics are better for business suits, others for leisure suits. Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 Many of the male attendees at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony played things safe by wearing standard dark blue business suits. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for business suit

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of business suit was in 1854

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“Business suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20suit. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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