open for business
idiom
: able to be entered and used by customers
The store will be open for business next week.
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The chain’s flagship London store in the Chelsea district, as well as stores in Madrid, Barcelona and Tokyo, also are open for business.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The message was clear: With a president in office who wants to be known as a deal maker, Washington is open for business.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Some Planet Fitness clubs are closed because of the fires, but the offer is valid at select locations that remain open for business.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Just one-fourth of Park City’s slopes are currently open for business due to the lack of patrollers, who perform tasks such as opening trails, responding to accidents, and preventing avalanches across the region’s 7,300 skiable acres.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The message was clear: With a president in office who wants to be known as a deal maker, Washington is open for business.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Some Planet Fitness clubs are closed because of the fires, but the offer is valid at select locations that remain open for business.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Just one-fourth of Park City’s slopes are currently open for business due to the lack of patrollers, who perform tasks such as opening trails, responding to accidents, and preventing avalanches across the region’s 7,300 skiable acres.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Open for business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20for%20business. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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