business case

noun [C]

Definition

› FINANCE, COMMERCE an explanation or set of reasons describing how a business decision will improve a business, product, etc., and how it will affect costs and profits and attract investments: the business case for (doing) sth The business case for investing in alternative energy is compelling. The contest requires contenders to make a business case for their invention.

(Definition of business case noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)