the business

noun

British slang

: a very good or impressive person or thing

Since he's won the tournament, he thinks he's the business.

You should see their new office. It's the business.

Examples of the business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What workloads, if compromised, would actually stop the business or endanger people. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

That means the business could potentially continue operating while the property owner works through the county's process, provided the operation complies with applicable requirements. — Steve Large, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Five years into the name, image and likeness era, the business of college athletics indeed looks nothing like that. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Van Uylenburgh’s brother Hendrick was an art dealer who later became the business partner of Rembrandt. — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness