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

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

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

“It effectively trained a whole series of Cuban business executives on how modern companies work,” Entwistle said, helping create “an embryonic business class that was very, very revolutionary in Cuba at the time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

I’ve flown business class to Europe on points.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 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