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business
noun(busi-ness)a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Synonyms: business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern,
Examples:
He bought his brother's business.
A small mom-and-pop business.
A racially integrated business concern.
A small mom-and-pop business.
A racially integrated business concern.
business
noun(busi-ness)incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
Synonyms: byplay, stage business,
Examples:
His business with the cane was hilarious.
business
noun(busi-ness)the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Examples:
He's not in my line of business.
business
noun(busi-ness)business concerns collectively
Synonyms: business sector,
Examples:
Government and business could not agree.
business
noun(busi-ness)the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
Synonyms: business enterprise, commercial enterprise,
Examples:
Computers are now widely used in business.
business
noun(busi-ness)an immediate objective
Examples:
Gossip was the main business of the evening.
business
noun(busi-ness)a rightful concern or responsibility
Examples:
It's none of your business.
Mind your own business.
Mind your own business.
business
noun(busi-ness)the volume of commercial activity
Examples:
Business is good today.
Show me where the business was today.
Show me where the business was today.