business class

American  

noun

business classes plural

1. a class of accommodations on an airliner, usually just below first class.

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business class British  

noun

1. a class of air travel which is less luxurious than first class but superior to economy class, intended for business passengers

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adjective

1. of or relating to this class of travel

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• business classes
  plural

Example Sentences

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business class

Things like advance-seat assignments and, in the case of business class, admittance to those out-of-this-world Delta One lounges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The country's small but growing business class welcomed the changes, however, while making clear they did not see them as a quick fix.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

I’ve flown business class to Europe on points.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

There’s also an in-between option called business class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

At eleven a.m., she shuttled to the airport and checked her bags for the night flight to London, business class.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart