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

This will get sorted out as the states come through and see the business side of things. — CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

When planning the episode, Behr and the other writers met for lunch at Mulberry Street Pizza in Beverly Hills and noted that the actor was alive and still working in the business. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Monica Ulmi and Marco Semeghini are joining Gucci as senior advisers to the business units, based in Italy, between Milan and Florence, and working alongside Demna and president and chief executive officer Francesca Bellettini. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Officials say the shooting happened on Tuesday evening near the business on the 100 block of Highway 138. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness