0 the part of a city or town where most offices and businesses are: --
1 the main part of a city where most of its offices, stores, etc. are: --
The picture showed the hurricane-battered Dominion Tower in New Orleans' Central Business District.
Most cities gained population in their central business districts in the 1990s.
Lunchtime concerts and weekend events could create a welcoming environment in the middle of the central business district.
The company began moving 3,000 employees from an outlying suburb to new headquarters in the central business district.
Office space in Philadelphia's central business district went for $27.24 per square foot.