the business

noun

British slang

: a very good or impressive person or thing

Since he's won the tournament, he thinks he's the business.

You should see their new office. It's the business.

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The margins of the business are high enough that exporters can be unsuccessful as often as not and still reap giant profits. —

Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Bootstrapping is the process of building a business using personal finances or the revenue generated by the business itself rather than outside investment. —

Vikram Joshi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Police tracked down the business from the logo and found Palma's Lexus in the business' parking lot. —

Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Adam took three weeks off from his job as operations director for National Plating to help get the business off the ground. —

Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the business