do business with

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: to sell to or buy from
We do business with companies overseas.

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Debanking occurs when a bank closes the accounts of a customer or refuses to do business with a customer in the form of loans or other services. Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 China, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Brazil and Russia are among economies that do business with Tehran. Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 But the sanctions on countries that do business with Iran represent a new effort to it from the global economy. Joe Walsh, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026 As long as the money from cannabis sales could be construed under federal law as the proceeds of a crime, banks that do business with dispensaries must file scores of individual reports, alerting regulators that the transactions might not comply with both federal and state laws. Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for do business with

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“Do business with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20business%20with. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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