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

Expanding in Asia also means building the infrastructure to support the business locally. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Michael Schneider, of the bike lane and safe streets advocacy group Streets for All, believes the project could transform the area and bring more people to the business district. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Under new ownership, the company is less focused on the product that made its name and more on where the business goes from here to better serve the watch collecting community. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Dennis Basso then took the business under his company’s umbrella. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness