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.
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Borrowing your own creations, investing them anew, and turning a fresh profit is the business of the alchemical few.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
EntertainmentPulse dedicated a full session to the format, with speakers from Chinese companies including DataEye, Mansen Culture Media and Xiaowu Brothers dissecting both the production economics and the business models driving expansion.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Minnie Driver reflects on how Hollywood has changed For a woman who spent her starlet-dom in a Hollywood of yore, defined by power players like Harvey Weinstein, the business looks significantly different these days.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
EntertainmentPulse dedicated a full session to the format, with speakers from Chinese companies including DataEye, Mansen Culture Media and Xiaowu Brothers dissecting both the production economics and the business models driving expansion.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Minnie Driver reflects on how Hollywood has changed For a woman who spent her starlet-dom in a Hollywood of yore, defined by power players like Harvey Weinstein, the business looks significantly different these days.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the business
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“The business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20business. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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