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

Swinney insisted the government had sought to "minimise" costs, while Justice Secretary Neil Gray defended the business class flights as a means of ensuring ministers "arrive fresh" when they travel overseas.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

While he and two senior officials travelled business class, Sports Minister Maree Todd and several other officials went to the US on significantly cheaper economy-class flights.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Delta hosted customers in Napa earlier this year to help the airline choose the labels it will serve in its Delta One business class this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Delta is keeping customers who buy its cheapest business class tickets out of its lounges—unless they’re toting the right credit card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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