1823 22 Apr. 1 To let... A commodious business house situate..[in the] best trading part of the town.
1935 May 42/4 (advt.) In a recent five months 205 Strayer graduates obtained positions with leading business houses.
1992 B. Unsworth xvii. 128 The taverns and tap-houses frequented by clerks and warehousemen and the small functionaries of business houses.