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business trip

American  
[biz-nis trip] / ˈbɪz nɪs ˌtrɪp /

noun

plural

business trips
  1. a trip taken for activities related to one's work.


Other Word Forms

  • business tripper noun

Example Sentences

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On a business trip to Dubai last month, the Shojaees exited their Bombardier Global jet and later stepped into a waiting Maybach that zipped them to a lavish hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

In the case of Toni Ferrara, a Phoenix-based public-relations executive, she’s considering booking a flight on a semiprivate charter jet for a business trip to Las Vegas next week.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

Los Angeles resident Ricardo Fosado told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he was on a business trip to Chicago and decided to travel north to catch his hometown team.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

During the summer of 1987, Medin went missing while her husband was on a business trip.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025

His mother couldn’t have meant his father, who’d missed one monthly visit because of a business trip.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia