business district

noun

: the part of a city or town where there are many businesses

The restaurant is in the business district.

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Chief among them is Shanghai Xintiandi, a 1.8-million-square-meter (total gross floor area) site launched in 2001 that turned a rundown area into an upscale shopping, entertainment and business district. —

Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 This could hurt downtown's business district, which is already struggling with fewer office workers. —

Linh Ta, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 By Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff An avid collector of bonsai, Wee Ee Cheong has nine of the ornamental trees planted around the headquarters of United Overseas Bank (UOB), which overlooks Singapore’s Raffles Place business district and nearby picturesque heritage buildings. —

Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 It’s been an eccentric fixture in Makati City, Metro Manila’s central business district, since the 1980s. —

Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for business district

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