business suit

noun

1. a suit, especially one of conservative cut and color.

Word History and Origins

Origin of business suit¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

He wore a lightweight black raincoat and loafers, a dark business suit, a crisp white shirt, a narrow black tie and a pearl stick-pin.

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In a similarly small powder room, Elliott situated a painting of a dog in a business suit against a backdrop of playful, French Revolution-inspired wallpaper.

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Since assuming power in December, Sharaa has been wearing Western business suits and trying to present himself as a president for all Syrians.

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There’s Mamdani on a Coney Island beach, telling New Yorkers that he’s “freezing… their rent” before running into the frigid waters, clad in a $30 business suit from Steinway Thrift Shop.

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He continued to prosecute it as a civilian, trading his uniform for a business suit.

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