in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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Degree preference: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, engineering, or liberal arts.
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Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The state employment data found employment in business and professional services, leisure and hospitality and financial activities had the biggest month-to-month declines, while private education and health services jobs increased.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
However, Instead of compensating by looking for sources of revenue that bring value to consumers, Southwest has taken away benefits that drive customers to them in the first place, a strategy that has kept them in business and driven the airline’s revenue growth.
—Marisa Elrick, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
While submarine construction has increased drastically, the number of suppliers to the industrial base has dropped to about 5,000 from the 17,000 companies in business during the last submarine construction surge in the 1980s, the Navy said.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The state employment data found employment in business and professional services, leisure and hospitality and financial activities had the biggest month-to-month declines, while private education and health services jobs increased.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
However, Instead of compensating by looking for sources of revenue that bring value to consumers, Southwest has taken away benefits that drive customers to them in the first place, a strategy that has kept them in business and driven the airline’s revenue growth.
—Marisa Elrick, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
While submarine construction has increased drastically, the number of suppliers to the industrial base has dropped to about 5,000 from the 17,000 companies in business during the last submarine construction surge in the 1980s, the Navy said.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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