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business

bu·si·ness

UK/ˈbɪz.nɪs/ US/ˈbɪz.nɪz/ very common informal slang uk

noun

1.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

  • “he bought his brother”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

  • “computers are now widely used in business”
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3.

business concerns collectively

  • “Government and business could not agree”
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4.

the volume of business activity

  • “business is good today”
  • “show me where the business was today”
5.

a rightful concern or responsibility

  • “it”
  • “;”
6.

(ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties

  • “the team was unable to capitalize on the power play”
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7.

an immediate objective

  • “gossip was the main business of the evening”
8.

incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

  • “his business with the cane was hilarious”
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9.

customers collectively

  • “they have an upper class clientele”
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Origin

From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness.

Phrases

  • any other business
  • bad business
  • big business
  • book of business
  • business administration
  • business analyst
  • business angel
  • business architect

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