"business casual" meaning in All languages combined

See business casual on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more business casual [comparative], most business casual [superlative], business-casual [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} business casual (comparative more business casual, superlative most business casual)
  1. (clothing) Designating such a style of dress. Categories (topical): Clothing Hypernyms: smart casual Coordinate_terms (a standard of dress): business formal, formal, black tie, white tie Translations (standard of dress): informal de negocios (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-business_casual-en-adj-5jcEoDn3 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Noun [English]

Forms: business-casual [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} business casual (uncountable)
  1. (clothing) Any standard of dress used in many business environments that is casual overall; it thus excludes most formal clothes (such as a business suit and tie) but also excludes certain overly casual clothes (such as short shorts). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-business_casual-en-noun-pTg8WCzI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 70 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Alternative forms

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