business college

American  

noun

business colleges plural

1. a school for training students in the clerical aspects of business and commerce, as in typing or bookkeeping.

---

business college British  

noun

1. a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management, accounting, commerce, etc

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• business colleges
  plural

Etymology

Origin of business college

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

She says SK:N was "an excellent business concept" which filled a big gap in the market by taking aesthetics treatments "mainstream".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Romero used the inheritance to help kick-start Hello Stranger — a business concept she says she and Michael had always dreamed of doing together.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2022

Put it all together and Supercuts became a winning business concept.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2021

That ingenious business concept came to an end with Warhol’s death in 1987, though Interview never entirely lost its in-crowd edge.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2018

The novel business concept lets the women combine their passions for fashion and music festivals.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2017