business district
noun
: the part of a city or town where there are many businesses
The restaurant is in the business district.
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For Starbucks patrons at an upscale mall in Beijing’s central business district – the same complex where the company first opened its doors in China in 1999 – the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
This comes amid a series of directives from federal authorities demanding that the city halt its toll program for drivers entering Manhattan's central business district.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Children under 12 can no longer ride electric bicycles in Poway, nor can anyone ride an e-bike, or any bicycle, on any sidewalk in a business district.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
This comes amid a series of directives from federal authorities demanding that the city halt its toll program for drivers entering Manhattan's central business district.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Children under 12 can no longer ride electric bicycles in Poway, nor can anyone ride an e-bike, or any bicycle, on any sidewalk in a business district.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business district
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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