small business
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of small business
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It has sparked condemnation from small business groups and investors who accuse Canberra of penalising wealth creators.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
For years, you’ve been telling yourself something every time you supported a small business – that your dollars meant something, that you weren’t pouring every dollar into the same handful of giants.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
AI is coming to small business, helping companies to organize supply chains, plan production and execute other functions in ways that only multibillion-dollar enterprises were once able to afford.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
It can refuse to solve a geopolitical bottleneck by breaking housing, small business, traditional manufacturing and capital spending.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
I started a small business of charging a penny to lend one out.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
