business-to-business
noun
busi·ness-to-busi·ness
ˈbiz-nəs-tə-ˈbiz-nəs 
: a sector of business activity that focuses on commerce performed between businesses rather than between a business and a consumer
a company that specializes in business-to-business
Business-to-business, the sale of goods and services to other companies rather than to the public, has flourished for centuries.—
Joanne Legomsky
—usually used before another nounJoanne LegomskyBusiness-to-business sales rose 4.4% from a year earlier, but retail sales increased less than 1%.—The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journalbusiness-to-business companies
the business-to-business market
—abbreviation B2B
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The increase is attributed to higher demand and new customers in domestic and international business-to-business sales.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The company’s business-to-business services proved to be the strongest driver of growth, with revenues in that category gaining 11.1 percent.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
And LinkedIn as well — because LinkedIn’s more business-to-business, which is where David Brent fits in.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
An equal partnership between Goldberg, Kurzweil and Shen, Chemistry will focus on early-stage investments, especially at Series A, in mostly business-to-business startups in areas like fintech, work software and developer and infrastructure tools.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The company’s business-to-business services proved to be the strongest driver of growth, with revenues in that category gaining 11.1 percent.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
And LinkedIn as well — because LinkedIn’s more business-to-business, which is where David Brent fits in.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
An equal partnership between Goldberg, Kurzweil and Shen, Chemistry will focus on early-stage investments, especially at Series A, in mostly business-to-business startups in areas like fintech, work software and developer and infrastructure tools.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Business-to-business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business-to-business. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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