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suit and tie

suit and tie noun: formal business apparel, consisting of a business suit worn with a dress shirt, tie, and formal shoes for men, conservative dress or pant suit with pumps for women.

Noun

suit and tie (plural suits and ties)

  1. Formal business apparel, consisting of a business suit worn with a dress shirt, tie, and formal shoes for men, conservative dress or pant suit with pumps for women.
    • Max, you don't work in an office, but you still have to make it on time to this construction site like a suit and tie kind of job.
    • The days of coaching Little League in a suit and tie are long gone, but Marvin is still always impeccably dressed, regardless of the activity — and the location.2002, Joseph Agris, White Knight in Blue Shades, page 111

Examples of suit and tie in a sentence

  • Everybody was addressed by Mr. and Miss and always suit and tie.2005, Arthur L. Littleworth, Water Law Attorney and Riverside Civic Leader, page 41:
  • He too was a young man in a suit and tie with a derby upon his head .2007, Joanna Melville, Everything was Ragtime: A View of the Costume Design Process, page 139:
  • The clothing for us western businessmen is the classic suit and tie.2014, Rolf Zeiler, Asia with suit and tie:

Forms of suit and tie

pluralsuits and ties

Questions about suit and tie

What does suit and tie mean?
Suit and tie means formal business apparel, consisting of a business suit worn with a dress shirt, tie, and formal shoes for men, conservative dress or pant suit with pumps for women.
How do you use suit and tie in a sentence?
Everybody was addressed by Mr. and Miss and always suit and tie.
What part of speech is suit and tie?
Suit and tie is a noun.
What is the plural of suit and tie?
The plural of suit and tie is suits and ties.

Words near suit and tie in the dictionary

  1. Suisune
  2. Suisunes
  3. Suisuns
  4. suit
  5. suit and service
  6. suit and tie
  7. suit broker
  8. suit brokers
  9. suit costs
  10. suit court
  11. suit courts

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