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

Morehouse College Founded in 1867 as the nation's only HBCU exclusively for men, Morehouse is known for business administration, political science, computer science and its biology/pre-med studies. — Asia Alexander, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026

Bennett is a Sacramento County resident who has a master’s in business administration. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

According to his artist bio, Notham earned a degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, launching a successful 30-year professional career while painting on the side. — Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 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