businesslike
adjective
busi·ness·like
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌlīk 
-nəz-
1
: exhibiting qualities believed to be advantageous in business
2
Examples of businesslike in a Sentence
His businesslike approach to the dispute was very helpful.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nothing overtly frightening, but all of it was terrible—the tautness of the tape, the businesslike trot of the dogs, the way the crowns of the trees thrashed with the force of the helicopter blades.
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Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
This made war suited, in theory, to a businesslike model of decentralization and outsourcing, which would confer the benefits of speed, flexibility, and low cost.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Thomas grieves but must interact with the businesslike functionaries of death.
—Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
While some might categorize the interior as spare, glass-half-full types (us) appreciate the businesslike prioritization of the steering wheel, pedals, shifter, and tachnometer—and the refreshingly basic accommodations.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2022
Whereas the British like to go big on the pomp and pageantry, invoking ancient symbols of power, the Danes seem to take a more businesslike approach.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Keep things businesslike, and avoid assuming ill intentions by the board or manager.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
The publishing company, founded by GOP adviser Sergio Gor and Donald Trump Jr., also dished a handful of other chapters in which Greene detailed her Jan. 6 experience, pushed for the erasing of Trump’s impeachments, and called for a more businesslike approach to problems facing the nation.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
This more businesslike look also reinforces the message that the Firm—and Kate and William in particular—work hard.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
This made war suited, in theory, to a businesslike model of decentralization and outsourcing, which would confer the benefits of speed, flexibility, and low cost.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Thomas grieves but must interact with the businesslike functionaries of death.
—Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
While some might categorize the interior as spare, glass-half-full types (us) appreciate the businesslike prioritization of the steering wheel, pedals, shifter, and tachnometer—and the refreshingly basic accommodations.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2022
Whereas the British like to go big on the pomp and pageantry, invoking ancient symbols of power, the Danes seem to take a more businesslike approach.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Keep things businesslike, and avoid assuming ill intentions by the board or manager.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
The publishing company, founded by GOP adviser Sergio Gor and Donald Trump Jr., also dished a handful of other chapters in which Greene detailed her Jan. 6 experience, pushed for the erasing of Trump’s impeachments, and called for a more businesslike approach to problems facing the nation.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
This more businesslike look also reinforces the message that the Firm—and Kate and William in particular—work hard.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Businesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesslike. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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businesslike
adjective
busi·ness·like
ˈbiz-nə-ˌslīk
-nəz-ˌlīk
: having or showing qualities desirable in business
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