place of business
- noun
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presencia en línea
- With the rise of e-commerce, a social media profile can function as a place of business for many small vendors.
Examples
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In the meantime, please feel free to share your websites and even places of business below in the comments section of this post!
Blog text (7) -
It had become more a place of business than of art.
Fiction book (1999) -
A major issue is that overseas-based cryptocurrency service providers, which do not have a place of business in New Zealand, are not required to be registered in New Zealand.
Academic text (2018) -
For many entrepreneurs, having a strong online presence is crucial, and a well-designed website serves as their place of business.
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During the pandemic, many stores adapted by creating an online place of business to reach their customers.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'location where a business operates' is directly and compositionally derived from 'place' (a location) + 'business' (a commercial company) via a standard of-construction, so learners who know the parts can infer the phrase. The extension to an online or virtual 'place' is a pragmatic broadening of 'place' rather than an idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner would likely understand the intended sense.
Etymology
Place of business moved from shops to the internet as sellers began using websites and apps as their main spots. People called a website a place because it is where customers meet the business, so the phrase now also means 'an online shop or the business's website'.