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business suit

busi·ness suit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [biz-nis soot]
    • /ˈbɪz nɪs sut/
    • /ˈbɪznəs suːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [biz-nis soot]
    • /ˈbɪz nɪs sut/

Definitions of business suit words

  • noun business suit a formal suit suitable for wearing to work 3
  • noun business suit a suit, especially one of conservative cut and color. Compare suit (defs 2, 3). 1
  • noun business suit businessperson's formal outfit 1
  • noun business suit A plain matching jacket and trousers (or skirt), as worn by office workers. 0

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Origin of business suit

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Business suit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

business suit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

business suit usage trend in Literature

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