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/ˈbɪznᵻs ˌkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈbɪznᵻs ˌkeɪs/, /ˈbɪznᵻz ˌkeɪs/ 1. A legal case involving a business; a court case involving commercial or corporate law.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a case before court > terms for various kinds of cases
cross cause1696
cause célèbre1763
business case1826
test case1894
prima facie case1895
paternity case1909
1826 J. Murray Rep. Cases Jury Court Edinb. 3 111 This is a business case, which you are best able to judge of.
1891 Economist 21 Nov. 1501/1 The discussion of business cases in the courts of law almost invariably leaves the principle at issue unsettled.
1931 Yale Law Jrnl. 40 744 The last quarter century has seen—in business cases—the incursion into the doctrine of consideration of a further doctrine of so-called ‘mutuality’.
1998 T. Schweich Protect yourself from Business Lawsuits i. 22 The erosion of justice in business cases has virtually nothing to do with the quality of the judges.
2. A reason or justification for something on the basis of its expected benefit to business; a statement of the advantages to a business of carrying out a proposed course of action.
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1915 Fortn. Rev. Nov. 853 He has handled his few cantankerous critics in the House of Commons with firmness and good-temper, while making certain valuable concessions where a good business case was made out.
1949 Financial Times 16 Dec. 4/2 The plan conforms with the Government requirement that it should be ‘a good business case’ for segregation.
1987 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Mar. 10/4 When a customer like GM asks you to do it, you don't have to build a business case for it.
1995 Accountancy Nov. 70/2 We now use it as a common database for product activity analysis, process analysis, cost sensitivity analysis, business cases and so on.
2004 Independent 11 Nov. 40/3 The union movement would resist decisions to move jobs offshore if the business case was not made.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
business casen.2
/ˈbɪznᵻs ˌkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈbɪznᵻs ˌkeɪs/, /ˈbɪznᵻz ˌkeɪs/ A (usually leather) case for carrying papers, etc., and intended for use by a businessperson; a briefcase.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for documents
paper-case1679
serviette1891
attaché case1904
brief-case1926
document case1936
business case1938
attaché1972
1938 Manch. Guardian 30 June 1/3 (advt.) Holiday luggage, picnic baskets, motor trunks and rugs, business cases.
1949 Life 14 Mar. 116/3 (advt.) Tufide business cases and matching luggage are unconditionally guaranteed for five years.
1990 N. R. Gazel Beatrice viii. 88 A line of attaché cases was developed that became the best-selling line of business cases in the market.
2000 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Feb. 132 The new breed of business case is built to haul high-tech gizmos and double as an office.
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