How to Use businesspeople in a Sentence

businesspeople

plural noun
Definition of businesspeoplenext
Synonyms for businesspeoplenext
  • Each of his three banks is separately capitalised with local shareholders—businesspeople who act as ambassadors.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • In a country where banks cater mostly to the wealthy and the largest businesses, Kueski fills a niche left unserved by banks by providing fast loans to small businesspeople and the growing middle class.
    — Andrew Selee, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018
  • Knollenberg, who owns a restaurant, also questioned why utilities that have to replace equipment should get a break on their personal property taxes when small businesspeople like him don't.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2018
  • The waives a visa for tourists and businesspeople like bankers who are entering the country for a short time.
    — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Indeed, all that has happened even as businesspeople have left to fight the war.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 25 May 2022
  • As the amount of cash increases, so does the number of businesspeople.
    — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Like many savvy businesspeople these days, Elijah Wood is just trying to sell his turnips at the best price.
    — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Before closing last year, the Top of the Hub used to draw businesspeople and tourists, along with locals, in part because of its prime spot in the Back Bay.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Risk-averse businesspeople and technophobic unions ensured that Britain failed to catch up in the 2020s.
    — The Economist, 6 July 2019
  • Having that eastern hub puts Boise businesspeople at a jumping-off point to big cities up and down the eastern seaboard.
    — Brandon Schultz, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • Warren Buffett is one of the most respected businesspeople of our time, but his life has been a mix of strengths and frailties.
    — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 22 June 2018
  • His book is for children, businesspeople and makers of all ages.
    — Don Steinberg, WSJ, 8 June 2019
  • Since the late 1990s, Gill said, businesspeople have also been joining the party.
    — Rebecca Santana and Ali Swenson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • Potvin mentors many businesspeople, and hears a lot of business concepts—a lot.
    — Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • For many consumers, businesspeople, and investors, the answer to that question is far from clear.
    — Dasia Moore, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2019
  • To many businesspeople and residents, the bet has paid off, not least by creating many well-paying jobs in struggling parts of the state.
    — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Certainly, the media will push against it, because businesspeople see things in more black and white.
    — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
  • But now that businesspeople are finally seeing the law, there is much to cause concern. ...
    — John Lyons and Frances Yoon, WSJ, 2 July 2020
  • Late last month, the murder of three Chinese businesspeople at a clothes factory shocked the country.
    — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa, 17 June 2020
  • Over the years, Li sought to reassure businesspeople and investors of the resilience of the Chinese economy.
    — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The club also attracted the attention of businesspeople all over Texas, who gawked at its liquor sales.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
  • The switch was the brainchild of Palm Springs Resorts, businesspeople in the hotel and restaurant industry who lobby the city on tourism issues.
    — Christopher Knight Art Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Bob the butcher, the Cadillac dealer, and the Toyota dealer are businesspeople.
    — Toby Mathis, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Few businesspeople warmly embrace Nirenberg, not even the ones who write checks to his campaign.
    — Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • But a special interest group is fighting to help Hoshur and small businesspeople like him.
    — USA Today, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Orlins lauded the role of businesspeople in stabilizing ties between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Weary of crackdowns and lockdowns, businesspeople are moving out of China and taking their wealth with them.
    — Li Yuan, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • In each case, Madigan was a private lawyer for businesspeople who stood to benefit.
    — Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The Sounders—whose ownership group includes a number of celebrities and high-profile local businesspeople—are valued at $795 million.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
  • Many of the town's 1,500 residents are farmers, artisans and businesspeople working in trades forgotten by time – shoe cobbling, metal fabricating, fire truck restoration and bagpipe making, to name a few.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024

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