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Meaning
Noun
●
A specific
commercial
enterprise
or establishment.
●
A person's
occupation
, work, or trade.
●
Commercial,
industrial
, or
professional
activity.
●
The
volume
or amount of
commercial
trade.
●
One's
dealings
; patronage.
●
Private
commercial
interests
taken
collectively.
●
The management of
commercial
enterprises
, or the study of such management.
●
A particular
situation
or activity.
●
Any
activity
or
objective
needing
to be
dealt with
; especially, one of a financial or
legal
matter.
●
Something
involving
one personally.
●
Matters that
come before
a body for
deliberation
or action.
●
In Travel:
Business
class
, the
class
of
seating
provided
by
airlines
between
first class
and coach.
●
In Acting:
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.
●
In British English:
Something
very good
;
top
quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")
●
The
act
of
defecation
, or the
excrement
itself,
particularly
that of a
non-human
animal.
●
Disruptive shenanigans.
●
In Australian Aboriginal English:
matters (e.g
sorry business
= a funeral)
Adj
●
Of, to,
pertaining
to or
utilized
for
purposes
of
conducting
trade
,
commerce
,
governance
,
advocacy
or other
professional
purposes
.
●
Professional,
businesslike
, having
concern
for good
business practice.
●
Supporting business,
conducive
to the
conduct
of business.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
business
English
busines
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Enterprise
Bisoness
Businesse
Busynesse
Bidness
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