business college
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- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
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escuela de negocios
- In fact, it is widely regarded as one of the four top business colleges in the country and trains almost one out of every three of the certified public accountants working in New York.
- business college and school
But there is a a business college, Howard Payne College, there in town.
- But there is a a business college, Howard Payne College, there in town.
- And she went, she enrolled in business college.
Examples
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For example, in business colleges, students should pass different examinations depending upon the specialty they have applied for, such as management information systems, marketing, business law, international business, and so on.
Academic text (1996) -
But there is a a business college, Howard Payne College, there in town.
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I took a business course in business college.
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I think I'll go to business college so I can learn to work.
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Many old state universities have opened new business colleges.
Academic text (1996) -
She finished high school and entered a local business college, counting the days to his graduation.
Fiction book (2000) -
Other representatives agreed that state boards might be prejudiced against certain kinds of institutions, such as business colleges or osteopathy schools.
Academic text (2002) -
If Leland agreed, he would be hired to work in the office-supply store and attend a second-story business college at night that had no entrance requirements other than the wherewithal to pay tuition...
Fiction book (1992) -
The settlement's board raised special funds to send Samuel Katz to the National Farm School, Helen Levin to business college, and Jennie Kass, who had worked along with her mother as a nursemaid at the Day Nursery, to Temple University for training as a social worker.
Academic text (1994) -
After high school, she enrolled in a business college to study management and accounting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A school where students study for degrees and the buildings they use
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A school that teaches people how to run or manage companies, often to get an MBA
How Practical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'business' (relating to commerce) modifying 'college' (an educational institution), so the phrase denotes a college specializing in business subjects. This modifier+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Business college is a name for schools that taught practical office skills like typing and bookkeeping to help people get work. The word business shows the subject and college means a school, so the phrase came to mean a school offering courses in 'office' and business tasks.