business suit

noun

: a suit consisting of matching coat and trousers or coat and skirt and sometimes a vest

Examples of business suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Still, the desire to understand the planet compels them to keep putting on their snowsuits, their wet suits, their business suits. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 Like a business suit, there is no way to even begin to design an asset protection plan that will fit everybody equally. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Fokke de Jong always found the traditional business suit boring. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026 Whether in her apron or in a power business suit, Katie the Gourmet Goddess is always cooking up inventive recipes for success. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for business suit

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of business suit was in 1854

Rhymes for business suit

See All Rhymes for business suit

Browse Nearby Words

business strike
business suit
business-to-business
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Business suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20suit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All