business meeting
36
2.2
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs ˈmiːtɪŋ/
:
reunión de negocios
- During the business meeting, they reviewed the quarterly sales figures and strategized for improvement.
- an annual business meeting
And you started seeing the high end tonic and you know it in business meetings around the world.
- And you started seeing the high end tonic and you know it in business meetings around the world.
- And so Chris has a business meeting with her once a week to touch budgets and goals.
- And I'm literally right after this going to a business meeting.
- And what we found was that anything that you would do in a business meeting will fail in a love relationship.
- And then when I'm in business meetings now, I'm noticing emotions on people and facial expressions and tonality that I wasn't paying attention to.
- There were an important business meeting and she sneezed.
- And you start bringing that to a business meeting or a trade is very unprofessional.
Examples
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All-staff business meetings and UI REACH leadership team meetings are scheduled weekly.
Academic text (2013) -
When preparing for a business meeting, knowledge of the business norms is essential.
Academic text (2009) -
I need to have an emergency business meeting right now.
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I have an important business meeting tonight in Chicago.
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The Executive Council met on Thursday afternoon, and the business meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, April 29.
Academic text (1995) -
This is strictly a business meeting.
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I'm in a business meeting.
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Across town, my father is holding a business meeting in the lounge of the Plaza Suite.
Fiction book (1999) -
Both the Nominating Committee and the Honors Committee are elected at the business meeting at the convention.
Academic text (2006) -
Meetings generally consist of a short business meeting and a show-and-tell of members' new 3-D gadgets and toys.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
∞
3.4
A large meeting where people with the same job or interest gather
∞
3.0
A formal meeting where people discuss and share information
365
3.1
A time when a group meets to do official business
203
1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
162
2.5
A group of people who meet for a common purpose
62
3.0
A phone call where more than two people talk, usually for work
43
2.5
A meeting of people who run a company to discuss and decide important matters
13
3.5
A planned informal meeting for people with the same interests, often arranged online
12
3.2
A formal meeting of people who discuss and decide important things
8
2.2
A planned time when several people come together to talk about something
7
3.3
A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic
5
2.1
A meeting during lunch to talk about work
4
2.8
A meal, usually at a restaurant, where people discuss work matters
3
2.0
A conversation among several people about one topic to share ideas or make a decision
3
7.7
A formal group of people gathered for a meeting or ceremony
2
2.3
Official discussions between groups to reach an agreement
1
3.4
People who own company shares come together to hear reports and vote
1
3.4
A business meeting held during lunch to discuss work
1
4.2
Bringing people together for a meeting
A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together
A meeting with a late morning meal and a short discussion
A meeting of people to discuss and decide important matters
An informal meeting for people to share ideas and talk
A meeting held before a conference to help people prepare
How Formal
- Formal
43
2.5
- Formal
∞
3.0
36
2.2
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a formal gathering to discuss work-related or commercial matters' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'business' (commercial activity) with 'meeting' (a planned convening). This noun‑noun compositional pattern is cross‑linguistically common and follows standard English word‑formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Business meeting comes from a simple picture: people gather to handle business (work) in a meeting. So it means a formal gathering to 'discuss' or 'decide' work matters.