reputable business

collocation in English

meaningsofreputableandbusiness

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reputable
adjective
uk
/ˈrep.jə.tə.bəl/us
/ˈrep.jə.t̬ə.bəl/
having a good reputation and able to ...
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business
noun
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofreputableandbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the medical and morereputablebusinesscommunity, anti-aging medicine means early detection, prevention, and reversal of age-related diseases.
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Management should be a whollyreputablebusiness; exploitation is not.
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If we make them heavier all we shall do is to preclude really careful,reputablebusinessfrom coming in.
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Everyreputablebusinessman should welcome a system that promises honest and fair dealing to the public.
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Management should be a whollyreputablebusiness; quite obviously exploitation is not.
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Suppose that a manufacturer carrying on a perfectlyreputablebusinessis approached by one of the seediest and shadiest men in the trade who wants supplies from him.
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It is quite a novel idea that a man who is running a perfectlyreputablebusinessshould have it taken out of his hands and run by somebody else.
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Why should reputable businesses suffer at the hands of unfair competitors who profit when consumers are not compensated?
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He is saying that the only firms in which people should have confidence are existing reputable businesses.
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Those who will gain are the least reputable businesses in this trade.
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Their suppliers gain an unfair advantage over reputable businesses who incur the cost of ensuring their goods are safe.
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Reputable businesses sometimes suspect that they are being undercut by unscrupulous traders who cut corners on safety to keep down prices.
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Most reputable businesses would like guidelines that make it clear that people under the age of 16 should not be pierced.
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All we are trying to do is to be as helpful as we can to protect reputable businesses.
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Yet people are still running good reputable businesses—guest houses, pubs and fish and chip shops.
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This would benefit both consumers and reputable businesses alike.
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It is necessary to prevent reputable businesses from being undercut by unscrupulous competitors.
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Waste producers will have every incentive to make sure that they deal with reputable businesses.
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We see no grounds for opposition from the owners of reputable businesses, since only those premises which are a serious risk to public health are affected.
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