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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In 2023, Intel’s foundry reported an operating loss of $7 billion on sales of $18.9 billion, and the business is expected to see revenues contract for 2024 while remaining loss-making. —

Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Life should be fairly comfortable until the business end of the tournament after that. —

Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Steger officers spotted two of the vehicles outside the building in the 3600 block of Union Avenue while recovering the first vehicle from inside the business, police said. —

Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 In the business world, there can be a tendency to focus on hard skills — such as running formulas in spreadsheets, conducting data analysis, putting together digital ads and so forth. —

Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the business