in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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The first was an ordinance requiring grocery stores and pharmacies to provide a 60-day notice to the city before closure so officials can determine if there is something the city can do to help keep the store in business.
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Yet in the ensuing years, prominent people in business, finance, politics, and academia continued to associate with him.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Storm acknowledges that all families have their issues but, in the end, the Schaefer family seems to have kept everyone basically rowing in the same direction throughout its 10 decades in business.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
After nearly six years in business, a Butchertown cheese shop and bar is closing.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Yet in the ensuing years, prominent people in business, finance, politics, and academia continued to associate with him.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Storm acknowledges that all families have their issues but, in the end, the Schaefer family seems to have kept everyone basically rowing in the same direction throughout its 10 decades in business.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
After nearly six years in business, a Butchertown cheese shop and bar is closing.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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