do business with

idiom

: to sell to or buy from
We do business with companies overseas.

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During this year’s campaign and in the past, Laesch attacked former Mayor Irvin for taking campaign donations from those who do business with the city. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Strong relationships, communicating any delays and remedying any hiccups in transport can be the difference between losing that customer over one incident versus continuing to do business with them for the long term. Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 These consequences, Singer believes, include deterring certain organizations and future city councils from wanting to do business with one another. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025 More: Here's why the Austin store that sold $83.5M Lotto winning ticket is under investigation Mindell later moved to stop couriers from doing business in Texas by proposing that any retailers that do business with such companies would forfeit their license to sell lottery tickets. John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for do business with

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“Do business with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20business%20with. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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