agribusiness

noun

ag·​ri·​busi·​ness ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs 

-nəz

: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities

Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence

Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.

Recent Examples on the Web

Even large agribusinesses may face challenges to see how programs actually perform across the full supply chain,from manufacturer to distributor, retailer, and ultimately the farm. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

With agribusiness deforestation and fossil-fuel extraction operations advancing from every side, weaving—predominantly women’s labor among the Wichí—has enabled them to build and sustain forms of collectivity. —María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026

Brazil is a global agribusiness powerhouse. —ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

By the mid-1980s, Samuelson and associate Max Armstrong were delivering 13 daily agribusiness reports for WGN and 14 daily reports for the Tribune’s radio network. —Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

agri- + business

First Known Use

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agribusiness

• business
• nonbusiness