business case
business case noun: a reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business.
Noun
business case (plural business cases)
- A reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business.
- The business case has been premised on a four trains per hour service from Reading to Heathrow T5, with all trains calling at Slough and alternate ones at Twyford and Maidenhead.2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 74
- Those most rural routes will not get overhead wires. As Reeve told the seminar: "Even in my wildest dreams, I can't see a business case for electrifying the Far North Line."2022 August 10, Philip Haigh, “Scotland switched on to electrification”, in RAIL, number 963, page 35
Forms of business case
| plural | business cases |
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Origin of business case
From business + case.
Questions about business case
- What does business case mean?
- Business case means a reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business.
- What part of speech is business case?
- Business case is a noun.
- What is the plural of business case?
- The plural of business case is business cases.
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