collocation · neutral
business district
/ˈbɪznəs ˈdɪstrɪkt/BUS·i·ness DIS·trict
an area of a city where many offices, shops and financial institutions are concentrated
Examples
“the central business district”
“business district is busiest on weekdays”
“move to the business district”
Band 8 sentence
“The business district, dominated by high-rise offices and financial institutions, empties out after six o'clock every weekday.”
Collocations
- central business district
- busy business district
Word family
Common mistakes
The business centre is full of offices.→The business district is full of offices.
I work in the bussiness district.→I work in the business district.
Say it for a higher band
5downtown→6commercial area→7+business district
Synonyms
commercial area
Easily confused
central business district
“The central business district is usually the most expensive area for offices.”
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