land-office business
noun
land-of·fice business
ˈland-ˈä-fəs- 
-ˈȯ-
: extensive and rapid business
money changers … did a land-office business on payday—
F. J. Haskin
F. J. Haskin
Examples of land-office business in a Sentence
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But even before that, the aquarium was doing land-office business.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2022
Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of land-office business was
in 1839
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“Land-office business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land-office%20business. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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