business suit

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of business suit

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Many of the men wore business suits, and most of them who had come to see the military-themed movie were, like my father, of the World War II generation.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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.

From Salon