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| busi·ness [ bíznəss ] |
noun (plural busi·ness·es) |
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1. line of work: a particular trade or profession
  the retail business
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2. commercial organization: a company or other organization that buys and sells goods, makes products, or provides services
take over an ailing business
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3. commercial activity: commercial activity involving the exchange of money for goods or services
a good person to do business with
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4. level of commerce: the amount of commercial activity or patronage that exists at a particular time
Business is poor right now.
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5. commercial practice: commercial practice or procedure
It's bad business to neglect smaller clients.
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6. patronage: the commercial dealings that a person or organization has with another person or organization
If this goes on, I shall take my business elsewhere!
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7. important matters: tasks or important things that somebody has to do or deal with
We have important business to discuss.
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8. private matters: personal responsibilities and concerns
What business is it of yours?
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9. affair: a situation or event that is characterized by difficulty, fuss, or unpleasantness
that business about the tickets
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10. unspecified activities: activities or things that are not clearly described or defined
designing, measuring, and all that kind of business
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11. something excellent: something very impressive or excellent
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informal
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He thinks his new car is really the business.
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12. theater actor's small actions: an action or series of actions performed by an actor for dramatic or comic effect or to fill in a pause when little is happening on stage
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adjective |
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of commerce: relating to, belonging to, or involving commerce and the world of professional workers
good business practice
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| [ Old English bisignis "anxiety, distress" < bisig "anxious, busy"] |
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do your business to defecate (informal)euphemistic
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get down to business to deal with important matters, leaving extraneous ones behind
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have no business doing something to have no right to do something
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like nobody's business very hard or strongly (informal)
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mean business to be serious and determined about something
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mind your own business to attend to your own affairs and not interfere in other people's concerns
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not be in the business of doing something to consider something inappropriate or outside the usual area of responsibility
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out of business not or no longer trading or operating as a business
restaurants that go out of business within a few months of opening
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