"business casual" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} business casual (uncountable)
  1. 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 Synonyms: business-casual 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-noun-pTg8WCzI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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