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| blue law |
any law prohibiting drinking, dancing, working, or doing business on Sunday. |
| boilerplate |
in journalism, written material created by a news agency or similar business that is typeset and ready to be used across various syndicated publications. [1/5 definitions] |
| book |
(pl.) financial or business records. [1/13 definitions] |
| bookbinder |
a person or business that binds books. |
| bookie |
(informal) one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing. |
| bookkeeper |
a person who systematically records business and financial transactions. |
| bookkeeping |
the practice or occupation of systematically recording business transactions. |
| bookmaker |
one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing; bookie. [1/2 definitions] |
| book value |
the value of a business, asset, share of stock, or the like, as shown in the financial accounting records. (Cf. market value.) |
| boycott |
to refuse to buy, use, attend, or deal with (a product, activity, business, or the like), usu. as a protest or means of persuasion. [1/2 definitions] |
| break-even |
of or designating a point at which credits and debits are equal, as in a business that shows neither a profit nor a loss. |
| break into |
to successfully launch oneself into (a particular profession) or to launch one's business into (a particular market). [1/6 definitions] |
| brewing |
the occupation, business, or activity of a person who makes beer, ale, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| brick-and-mortar |
pertaining to a business that operates out of a physical location as opposed to providing online products and services. |
| bring in |
to earn or secure (money) for the benefit of oneself, one's family, a business, or an institution. [1/5 definitions] |
| broker |
a person whose business is to negotiate buying and selling, esp. of stocks or real estate, on another's behalf. [1/2 definitions] |
| brokerage |
the business of a broker. [1/2 definitions] |
| business |
of or relating to commercial business. [1/9 definitions] |
| business college |
a school that offers instruction in business-related skills, such as typing, bookkeeping, and business administration. |
| businesslike |
having qualities useful in business; serious; efficient; systematic. |
| businessman |
a man who works in business or commerce. |
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