agribusiness
noun
ag·ri·busi·ness
ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs 
-nəz
: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence
Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars of that work was to have taken place in the Chesapeake watershed, managed by nonprofit organizations, universities, agribusinesses and others.
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Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020
Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
These tools—developed by agritech startups and increasingly integrated into the procurement strategies of multinational agribusinesses—offer resilience through foresight.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020
Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
These tools—developed by agritech startups and increasingly integrated into the procurement strategies of multinational agribusinesses—offer resilience through foresight.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agribusiness
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agribusiness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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