honest businessman

collocation in English

meaningsofhonestandbusinessman

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honest
adjective
uk
/ˈɒn.ɪst/us
/ˈɑː.nɪst/
telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, ...
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businessman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs.mən/us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs.mən/
a man who works in business, especially one who has a high position in ...
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(Definition ofhonestandbusinessmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have to ensure that we do not add to the bureaucratic burden and make thehonestbusinessmansuffer the consequences.
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Of course, stop tax avoidance, but do not stop it so much that the ordinary,honestbusinessmanis penalised.
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No doubt a veryhonestbusinessmanwould do so; but there are other cases.
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Tham says he is reformed and wants to be anhonestbusinessman.
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But he is anhonestbusinessmanaccording to the rules that he accepts, and he does not engage in illegal activities.
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He was plump and nimble-witted, a poker player and duck hunter, a successful andhonestbusinessman, a philanthropist who gave away several hundred wooden legs.
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He was also known as anhonestbusinessman, and shrewd manager.
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Browning, however, insists that he is now anhonestbusinessmanand has no idea what happened to the money.
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Consumer protection is really not against the interests of honest businessmen.
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He bemoans the lack of security for honest businessmen, - there is no safe place.
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The bankers are crooks, the honest businessmen outweighed by those who care only for their profits and at the expense of workers.
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