business district
Where offices cluster
A business district is an area of a city where commercial activity concentrates—offices, shops, banks, and professional services.
The central business district (CBD) or downtown is typically a city's primary commercial hub: Property values in the business district have skyrocketed.
Zoning laws often designate business districts separately from residential areas.
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
- avenuesWide urban streets
- sidewalksPaved pedestrian pathways
pedestrians · crosswalks · traffic · public transport · subway · taxicabs · congestion · streetlights
Central command location
- officesProfessional work spaces
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- high-risesMulti-story urban buildings
- suitsFormal business clothing
boardrooms · executives · firms · corporations · conference rooms · lobbies · receptionists · commuters
Sales to end users
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- tradeExchange of commodities
- storefrontsForward-facing retail exteriors
vendors · merchandise · boutiques · franchises · outlets · malls · bazaars · transactions
Financial institution transactions
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- tradingExchanging for value
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
capital · portfolio · bonds · brokerage · Wall Street · NASDAQ · assets · funds
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
- avenuesWide urban streets
sidewalks · pedestrians · crosswalks · traffic · public transport · subway · taxicabs · congestion · streetlights · intersections
headquarters
Central command location
- officesProfessional work spaces
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- high-risesMulti-story urban buildings
suits · boardrooms · executives · firms · corporations · conference rooms · lobbies · receptionists · commuters · briefcases
retail
Sales to end users
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- tradeExchange of commodities
storefronts · vendors · merchandise · boutiques · franchises · outlets · malls · bazaars · transactions · sales
banking
Financial institution transactions
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- tradingExchanging for value
securities · capital · portfolio · bonds · brokerage · Wall Street · NASDAQ · assets · funds · dividends
- business districtsfinancial hub, trade centers, office towers, office parks, commercial center
- urban districtsresidential area, industrial zone, downtown, old town, city center
- Citycity, town, downtown, midtown, suburb
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- urbancity, metropolis, skyline, skyscraper, cityscape
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
business districtresidential area
Zone designated for housing
residential district · residential neighborhood · industrial district · industrial zone · residential zone
business districtcountryside
Rural area beyond towns
rural area · wilderness · hinterland · backcountry · outback
business districtghost town
Deserted former inhabited place
blighted area · dead zone · wasteland · slum
business, district, businessman, businesslike, businesses, districts, businesswoman, businessperson, businesspeople