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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An expired meter in the central business district costs a vehicle owner $70, and parking in a commercial loading zone is $140.
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
And, in the wider region, Sotheby’s launched its multi-use Maison space in Hong Kong’s business district in July last year, and Christie’s opened its 50,000 square foot, three-story space in the city soon afterward.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
The team's new deal with Comcast Spectacor to build a South Philadelphia arena and entertainment complex shakes up plans to redevelop Market East, the struggling business district where the Sixers had previously planned to put their new arena.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Whereas Liverpool has the Albert Dock, museums and a business district punctuated by glassy high rises, Wirral has very few distinguishable features from the river beyond its scaly, grey sea wall.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
And, in the wider region, Sotheby’s launched its multi-use Maison space in Hong Kong’s business district in July last year, and Christie’s opened its 50,000 square foot, three-story space in the city soon afterward.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
The team's new deal with Comcast Spectacor to build a South Philadelphia arena and entertainment complex shakes up plans to redevelop Market East, the struggling business district where the Sixers had previously planned to put their new arena.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Whereas Liverpool has the Albert Dock, museums and a business district punctuated by glassy high rises, Wirral has very few distinguishable features from the river beyond its scaly, grey sea wall.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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