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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Since then, Buffett applied the lessons learned from his first investment, his bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Nebraska and the teachings of value-investing guru Benjamin Graham to create an empire.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Modern tools in technology have to be integrated not only in business operations but also in managing families, their relationships, and their wealth to preserve and grow assets for future generations.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
McDonald’s same-store first quarter sales — which include operations that have been in business at least a year — fell 1% globally.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
But at the same time, the uptick in imports fed right into a huge increase in business investments.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Modern tools in technology have to be integrated not only in business operations but also in managing families, their relationships, and their wealth to preserve and grow assets for future generations.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
McDonald’s same-store first quarter sales — which include operations that have been in business at least a year — fell 1% globally.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
But at the same time, the uptick in imports fed right into a huge increase in business investments.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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