business administration

noun

: a program of studies in a college or university providing general knowledge of business principles and practices

Examples of business administration in a Sentence

a degree in business administration

Recent Examples on the Web

Leventhal earned his Bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University and a master of business administration from Dartmouth College. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

Augustana accepts about a third of applicants, and popular majors include biology, psychology and business administration and management. —Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Cornell holds a bachelor's degree in English and environmental studies from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, and a master of business administration from Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. —Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025

The university plans to launch the off-campus instructional site in San Diego with a business administration program in spring 2026, Downing said. —Jordan D. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for business administration

• deindustrialization
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• individualisation
• individualization
• institutionalisation
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• internationalization
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• operationalization
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• abomination
• acceleration