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| businessman |
a man who works in business or commerce. |
| businesspeople |
people who work in business or commerce. |
| businessperson |
a person who works in business or commerce, esp. an executive or manager. |
| businesswoman |
a woman who works in business or commerce. |
| butcher |
someone in the business of selling meat. [1/6 definitions] |
| buyout |
the buying of an entire business, as by managers, employees, or outside parties, usu. heavily financed by borrowing. |
| buy out |
to buy (someone's business). [2 definitions] |
| calling card |
a small card with one's name and sometimes address and telephone number printed on it, used when making business and social visits. |
| canning |
the act, process, or business of preserving foods in cans or jars. |
| capital1 |
money or other wealth owned or used by a business. [1/10 definitions] |
| capitalist |
one who invests capital, esp. extensively, in business enterprises. [1/3 definitions] |
| capitalization |
the total value of owners' investment in a business. [1/2 definitions] |
| capitalize |
to supply capital for or use capital in, as a business enterprise. [1/4 definitions] |
| cartel |
an international group of independent businesses formed to control production and prices and to restrict competition in certain business enterprises. [1/2 definitions] |
| cash flow |
the net cash proceeds of operating a business during a specified period of time. |
| cashier1 |
an employee of a bank or other business who manages monetary transactions. [1/2 definitions] |
| cash register |
a business machine, equipped with one or more drawers for storing bills and coins, that records, displays, and keeps a running total of sales and tax receipts, used esp. in retail stores. |
| cater |
to supply food, service, or entertainment, esp. off the main business premises. [1/3 definitions] |
| caterer |
a person or business that provides professional food services, as for meetings, parties, and the like. |
| chain |
a series of like business establishments owned by one person or company. [1/9 definitions] |
| chapter 11 |
a provision of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Act that allows a company to reorganize and remain in business, provided it pays its current debts by a date set by a court. |
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