Business English vocabulary · Emails and Reports

Best regards

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˌbest rɪˈɡɑːrdz/phraseCore term

In business english, best regards means: A polite closing phrase written just before your name at the end of a professional email.

In Turkish: saygılarımla, en iyi dileklerimle, iyi çalışmalar

How it is used

Neutral and safe for most work emails. 'Kind regards' is a little warmer and very common in the UK; 'Regards' alone can feel short; 'Best' and 'Thanks' are informal. A comma follows it, and your name goes on the next line.

Example sentences

  1. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Zeynep

  2. In a first email to a new client, 'Best regards' is safer than just 'Best'.

Common collocations

  • kind regards
  • warm regards
  • with best regards
  • give my regards to

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