business suit

American  

noun

1. a suit, especially one of conservative cut and color.

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Etymology

Origin of business suit

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Her parents both have awesome jobs—her dad is really high up at the university and her mom does high-end real estate or something complicated where she wears business suits and always looks important.

From Literature

Many of the men wore business suits, and most of them who had come to see the military-themed movie were, like my father, of the World War II generation.

From The Wall Street Journal

A group of military officers and men in business suits sat with the American prisoner at a long table in the KGB’s Lubyanka prison.

From Literature

He wore a lightweight black raincoat and loafers, a dark business suit, a crisp white shirt, a narrow black tie and a pearl stick-pin.

From Los Angeles Times

In a similarly small powder room, Elliott situated a painting of a dog in a business suit against a backdrop of playful, French Revolution-inspired wallpaper.

From Los Angeles Times