business

Plural: businesses

Noun

• An occupation, profession, or commercial activity; one's livelihood.
• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
  • "he bought his brother's business"
  • "a small mom-and-pop business"
  • "a racially integrated business concern"
• the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
  • "computers are now widely used in business"
• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  • "he's not in my line of business"
• a rightful concern or responsibility
  • "it's none of your business"
  • "mind your own business"
• an immediate objective
  • "gossip was the main business of the evening"
• the volume of commercial activity
  • "business is good today"
  • "show me where the business was today"
• business concerns collectively
  • "Government and business could not agree"
• customers collectively
• incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
  • "his business with the cane was hilarious"
• A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
• A person's occupation, work, or trade.
• Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
• The volume or amount of commercial trade.
• One's dealings; patronage.
• Private commercial interests taken collectively.
• The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
• A particular situation or activity.
• Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.
• Something involving one personally.
• Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.
• Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.
• Ellipsis of stage business (“aspect of acting”).
• The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
• Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")
• The act of defecation, or the excrement itself, particularly that of a non-human animal.
• Disruptive shenanigans.
• Matters.

Adj

• Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
• Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
• Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.

Examples

• As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.
• Business has been slow lately.
• He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
• He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
• I haven't seen cartoons giving someone the business since the 1990s.
• I left my father's business.
• I shall take my business elsewhere.
• I studied business at Harvard.
• I'm going to Las Vegas on business.
• If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business.
• Let's get down to business.
• My work is no business of yours.
• Our principal business here is to get drunk.
• Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.
• sorry business
• That's none of your business.
• These new phones are the business!
• They did nearly a million dollars of business over the long weekend.
• This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.
• This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business.
• We do business all over the world.
• Winning this Scrabble game is serious BUSINESS; reputations are on the line!
• Your ferret left his business all over the floor.

Synonyms

business concern, business enterprise, business organisation, business organization, business sector, byplay, clientele, commercial enterprise, concern, job, line, line of work, occupation, patronage, stage business, business, company, enterprise, fesnyng, firm

Related Words

Animals, pidgin