business administration

noun

: a program of studies in a college or university providing general knowledge of business principles and practices

Examples of business administration in a Sentence

a degree in business administration

Recent Examples on the Web

Milligan holds a degree in physical therapy and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

He was assigned to the Lowell District and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2009. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Khan previously was Pittsburgh's vice president of football and business administration. —Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

So while much has been made about the Dolphins’ insanely high dead money cap charges in 2026, the other key part of the story is that Sullivan and Brandon Shore, the team’s senior vice president/football and business administration, have left the team in a very good cap position in 2027 and beyond. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for business administration

• deindustrialization
• immunoprecipitation
• individualisation
• individualization
• institutionalisation
• institutionalization
• internationalization
• neovascularization
• operationalization
• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration