do business with

idiom

: to sell to or buy from
We do business with companies overseas.

Examples of do business with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At least four of Trump’s businesses have declared bankruptcy, and no major lender save for risk-friendly Deutsche Bank is still willing to do business with him. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 Another bill that became law, Senate Bill 1291, bans companies that do business with the state from boycotting energy industries, including fossil fuels, and the firearm industry. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024 But as brands there to promote free speech absolutism, none wanted to be seen as unwilling to engage or do business with them. Lisa Hagen, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 In response, Moscow has expanded ties with the countries more willing to do business with it — China to the east, and, via a southern route, India and the countries of the Persian Gulf. Ivan Nechepurenko Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Governments that adopted a hardball stance were often able to do business with Trump. Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024 Efforts to build a genuinely global coalition against Russia’s war never got off the ground, with China, India and Iran continuing to do business with Moscow. Mark Landler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 On the other hand, governments such as China that adopted a hardball negotiating stance were often able to do business with Trump to their benefit. Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024 Many consumers are more likely to do business with a brand or business that uses personal branding effectively. Danni White, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024

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“Do business with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20business%20with. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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