"business case" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 74",
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          "ref": "2022 August 10, Philip Haigh, “Scotland switched on to electrification”, in RAIL, number 963, page 35",
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        "A reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business."
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        "(business) A reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business."
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        "(business) A reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business."
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