business suit

noun

: a suit consisting of matching coat and trousers or coat and skirt and sometimes a vest

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Sweden’s Acne Studios matched its chicest business suits and skirts with imitation carpet slippers, further embedding a strong trend to liberate the comfy slipper from the style crime stocks. —

Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 1 Oct. 2024 When Simon came back the next day, Harris handed her a shopping bag containing a new business suit. —

Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024 The family’s entrepreneurial roots date back to 1956 when Razack’s father, Sattar Razack, opened a men’s garments store, making bespoke shirts, trousers and business suits, in Bangalore. —

Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 The surprising resurrection of Victorian underwear as outerwear is one of the big trends of Paris Fashion Week, along with the proliferation of the girl-power business suit. —

Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for business suit

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of business suit was in 1854

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