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

Now that the state's e-bike tax credit is dropping to $225, Knight is unsure of its impact on the business. —Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026

Mitchell Moss, an urban-planning professor at NYU, told me that moves against the business community could also turn off people who were drawn to New York by the lure of economic opportunity. —Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026

Questions about the current status of the business were complicated by conflicting statements on Monday. —Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026

Before the child’s death, Snow Angels had nearly no citations or issues with the state Department of Social Services, according to the business’ licensing file reviewed earlier this year by the Union-Tribune. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for the business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness