business suit

noun

: a suit consisting of matching coat and trousers or coat and skirt and sometimes a vest

Examples of business suit in a Sentence

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Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe shows up in the illusion of a business suit before revealing a real red-and-black suit (a collaboration between Thom Browne and costume designer Paul Tazewell), accessorizing with a monocle and bowler hat, a Marie Lichtenberg ring and a Vacheron Constantin watch. Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025 An astronaut wears either a flight suit or spacesuit (or sometimes a business suit) and is positioned behind a table with a scale model of their spacecraft to one side. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025 From business suits to people in joggers getting their exercise in. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025 The New Business Suit: Fabiana Filippi Who said business suits should all look the same? WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for business suit

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of business suit was in 1854

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“Business suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20suit. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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