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business trip

American  
[biz-nis trip] / ˈbɪz nɪs ˌtrɪp /

noun

plural

business trips

  1. a trip taken for activities related to one's work.

Other Word Forms

  • business tripper noun

Example Sentences

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The scam began when Rhonda was on a business trip to Germany.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In the case of Toni Ferrara, a Phoenix-based public-relations executive, she’s considering booking a flight on a semiprivate charter jet for a business trip to Las Vegas next week.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

“I had a business trip to London that night, with meetings the next day, so I took it out,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Los Angeles resident Ricardo Fosado told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he was on a business trip to Chicago and decided to travel north to catch his hometown team.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

"I was on a business trip, my dear."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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