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- pronunciation:
- bIz
nihs
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- phrases:
- mean business
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the activity or profession of buying and/or selling goods or services.
He's decided to go into business instead of becoming a teacher.I'm looking for a book on becoming successful in business. |
| definition 2: |
a specific commercial enterprise, or the place where such an enterprise is carried on.
Our accountant does the taxes for our business.After only a year, the business failed.She owns two businesses: a card shop and a restaurant.Many of the businesses on this block have closed.- synonyms:
- company, concern, establishment, firm, house, industry, office, shop, store
- similar words:
- agency, corporation, enterprise, partnership, team
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| definition 3: |
the buying and selling activities engaged in by a commercial enterprise or enterprises, or the transactions engaged in by customers in connection with an enterprise.
Our company does a great deal of business with companies in Asia.This manufacturer and retailer have been doing business for years.If we are not satisfied with your company's services, we will take our business elsewhere.These clients are unpleasant to deal with, but we need their business. |
| definition 4: |
the amount or volume of trade; commerce.
Business was way down last quarter.When the weather is hot, business picks up at the ice cream stand.- synonyms:
- commerce, trade, traffic
- similar words:
- buying, merchandising, selling
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| definition 5: |
a particular sphere of commercial enterprise.
We've been in the restaurant business for over forty years.The entertainment business is a hard one to break into.- similar words:
- industry, trade
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| definition 6: |
the field or area in which a person works; trade.
What business are you in?- synonyms:
- calling, career, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, position, profession, trade, vocation, work
- similar words:
- avocation, craft, livelihood, living, pursuit, task
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| definition 7: |
a duty or matter that appropriately concerns one (specified) person or group and no one else.
It's my business to see that the work gets done.How much money I make is my business and no concern of yours.When the journalist pressed for more information about what happened, the officer said it was police business.- synonyms:
- affair, problem, province, question, responsibility
- similar words:
- case, concern, department, duty, function, issue, obligation, task
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| definition 8: |
a particular matter, process, or event.
The woman's disappearance was a strange business.- synonyms:
- affair, circumstance, event, happening, matter, occurrence, process, situation
- similar words:
- case, concern, issue, question, thing
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| related words: |
affair, calling, career, deal, economy, employer, firm, hustle, market, office, part, trade, transaction, work |
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| phrase: |
mean business |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or relating to commercial business.
She's getting a degree in business administration.He's not very skilled in business dealings.- synonyms:
- commercial, financial, merchant
- similar words:
- mercantile
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| related words: |
career, work, working |
Word Builder: business +
- businessman:
a man who works in business.
- businesswoman:
a woman who works in business.
- businessperson:
a person who works in business.
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broader category that includes business |
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economy |
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similar to business |
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commerce, company, enterprise, firm |
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some actions of a business |
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advertise, bargain, bill, credit, employ, fire, guarantee, hire, incorporate, lease, manage, manufacture, market, negotiate, order, patent, pay, price, purchase, stock |
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some descriptions of businesses |
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commercial, industrial, productive, professional, profitable, retail |
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some kinds of businesses |
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cooperative, corporation, partnership |
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some negative actions of businesses |
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rip off, swindle |
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some parts of a business |
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accounting, administration, distribution, engineering, manufacturing, research, sales, service, shipping |
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some people associated with businesses |
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accountant, boss, businessman, businesswoman, cashier, clerk, client, consumer, customer, dealer, director, employee, employer, executive, investor, manager, merchant, salesperson, secretary, staff, trader, tycoon |
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some places associated with business |
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bazaar, building, mall, office, outlet, plaza, shop, shopping center, stall, store, trading post, warehouse |
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some things used in businesses |
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computers, desks, files, machines, packaging, software, tools |
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