business-to-business
noun
busi·ness-to-busi·ness
ˈbiz-nəs-tə-ˈbiz-nəs 
: a sector of business activity that focuses on commerce performed between businesses rather than between a business and a consumer
a company that specializes in business-to-business
Business-to-business, the sale of goods and services to other companies rather than to the public, has flourished for centuries.—
Joanne Legomsky
—usually used before another nounJoanne LegomskyBusiness-to-business sales rose 4.4% from a year earlier, but retail sales increased less than 1%.—The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journalbusiness-to-business companies
the business-to-business market
—abbreviation B2B
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The tasks include configuring a product, assigning the best human sales agent to deal with a particular lead or service case, and quoting prices for different kinds of products—in scenarios involving both business-to-business interactions as well as interactions with an individual customer.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Ultimately, the tax, originally proposed as a business-to-business tax, was expanded to include IT sales to consumers as well, and passed.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2025
As part of their expansion into business-to-business sales, the Stoggles team launched a grassroots outreach campaign to hospitals and universities.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 June 2025
By 2028, the U.S. business-to-business trade show market is expected to surpass $17 billion, and that’s B2B alone.
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Ultimately, the tax, originally proposed as a business-to-business tax, was expanded to include IT sales to consumers as well, and passed.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2025
As part of their expansion into business-to-business sales, the Stoggles team launched a grassroots outreach campaign to hospitals and universities.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 June 2025
By 2028, the U.S. business-to-business trade show market is expected to surpass $17 billion, and that’s B2B alone.
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for business-to-business
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“Business-to-business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business-to-business. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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