land-office business
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land-of·fice business
(lănd′ô′fĭs, -ŏf′ĭs)n.
A thriving, extensive, or rapidly moving volume of trade.
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land-office business
n
informal US and Canadian a booming or thriving business
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land′-of`fice busi′ness
n.
a lively, booming, expanding, or very profitable business.
[1830–40, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. | land-office business - very large and profitable volume of commercial activity business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" |
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