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Meaning of business in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

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business

/ˈbɪd.nəs/

Phonetics

/ˈbɪd.nəs/

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noun

  • A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

    Example: I was left my father's business.
  • A person's occupation, work, or trade.

    Example: He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
  • Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.

    Example: He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
  • The volume or amount of commercial trade.

    Example: Business has been slow lately.
  • One's dealings; patronage.

    Example: I shall take my business elsewhere.
  • Private commercial interests taken collectively.

    Example: This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.
  • The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.

    Example: I studied business at Harvard.
  • A particular situation or activity.

    Example: This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business.
  • Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.

    Example: Let's get down to business.
  • Something involving one personally.

    Example: That's none of your business.
  • (parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.

    Example: If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business.
  • (travel) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.

  • Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.

  • The collective noun for a group of ferrets.

  • Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")

    Example: These new phones are the business!
  • Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.

    Example: As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.

adjective

  • Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.

    Example: Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.
  • Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.

  • Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.