business class

noun

: a class of air transportation at a fare lower than first class and higher than coach

Examples of business class in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The one exception is Mint, a lie-flat business class available on the airline's transcontinental and transatlantic routes, like New York to Los Angeles and London. — Lauren Harano, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

Frontier's announcement comes two months after JetBlue announced a new domestic first-class offering, called BlueFirst, for flights that don't already have the carrier's Mint business class. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Additionally, United cardholders can now access Saver Award fares for its Polaris business class and get at least 10 percent off award tickets. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026

But the production team treated the writers like royalty, flying us business class and putting us up at the Benjamin, an upscale boutique hotel in a midtown landmark building. — Merritt Tierce, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for business class

• bermudagrass
• ecclesiastes
• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass