business acumen

American  

[biz-nis-uh-kyoo-muhn, ak-yuh-muhn] / ˈbɪz nɪs əˈkju mən, ˈæk jə mən /

noun

1. an astute understanding of how a business functions, supported by the ability to manage, strategize, and make sound decisions.

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Example Sentences

Because the company is already deeply embedded inside corporate workflows, ServiceNow is uniquely positioned to provide compliance guardrails and deterministic business rules for AI agents, Liani said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Agents created within Agentforce are constrained by custom business rules that Salesforce calls “scaffolding.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Regardless of what the city decides, it is the state of New York that has authority over business rules, said Allie Taylor, president of Voters for Animal Rights.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Carbary believes that most chefs in their program are already masters of what they do; they just might need help transferring that knowledge to a food business that follows all of the region’s business rules.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Now, as the beginning of the end of our work is in sight, demands for money are many and if business rules are followed they must be met.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted