business department

Other forms: business departments

Definitions of business department
  1. noun
    a division of a business firm
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    advertising department, advertising division
    the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
    editorial department
    the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication
    parts department
    the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that sells replacement parts
    building department, plant department
    the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
    purchasing department
    the division of a business that is responsible for purchases
    sales department, sales division, sales force
    the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
    service department
    the division of a business that provides customer services
    city desk, city room
    the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
    sports desk
    the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news
    type of:
    department, section
    a specialized division of a large organization
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