busi·ness (b z ns)n. 1. a. The occupation, work, or trade in which a person is engaged: the wholesale food business. b. A specific occupation or pursuit: the best designer in the business. 2. Commercial, industrial, or professional dealings: new systems now being used in business. 3. A commercial enterprise or establishment: bought his uncle's business. 4. Volume or amount of commercial trade: Business had fallen off. 5. Commercial dealings; patronage: took her business to a trustworthy salesperson. 6. a. One's rightful or proper concern or interest: "The business of America is business" (Calvin Coolidge). b. Something involving one personally: It's none of my business. 7. Serious work or endeavor: got right down to business. 8. An affair or matter: "We will proceed no further in this business" (Shakespeare). 9. An incidental action performed by an actor on the stage to fill a pause between lines or to provide interesting detail. 10. Informal Verbal abuse; scolding: gave me the business for being late. 11. Obsolete The condition of being busy. [Middle English businesse, from bisi, busy; see busy.] Synonyms: business, industry, commerce, trade, traffic These nouns apply to forms of activity that have the objective of supplying commodities. Business pertains broadly to commercial, financial, and industrial activity: decided to go into the oil business. Industry entails the production and manufacture of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale: the computer industry. Commerce and trade refer to the exchange and distribution of goods or commodities: laws regulating interstate commerce; involved in the domestic fur trade. Traffic pertains in particular to businesses engaged in the transportation of goods or passengers: renovated the docks to attract shipping traffic. The word may also suggest illegal trade: discovered a brisk traffic in stolen goods. See Also Synonyms at affair. |
business
Noun
1. the purchase and sale of goods and services
2. a commercial or industrial establishment
3. a trade or profession
4. commercial activity: the two countries should do business with each other
5. proper or rightful concern or responsibility: mind your own business
6. an affair; matter: it's a dreadful business
7. serious work or activity: get down to business
8. a difficult or complicated matter: it's a business trying to see him
9. mean business to be in earnest [Old English bisignis care, attentiveness]
Business of flies; flies collectively.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  business - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shipped enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader" agency - a business that serves other businesses brokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties common carrier, carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" dealership, franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract processor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market shipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs ships underperformer - a business that is less successful than expected division - an administrative unit in government or business |
| 2. |  business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"overcapitalisation, overcapitalization - (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) tourism, touristry - the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda" operation - the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride" fishing - the occupation of catching fish for a living butchering, butchery - the business of a butcher storage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" field of operation, line of business, field - a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field" market, marketplace, market place - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" employee-owned business, employee-owned enterprise - a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital discount business - the business of selling merchandise at a discount real-estate business - the business of selling real estate publicizing, advertising - the business of drawing public attention to goods and services publishing, publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution packaging - the business of packing; "his business is packaging for transport" building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" venture - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit administration, disposal - a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) cinema, film, celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" business people, businesspeople - people who transact business (especially business executives) business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) | |
| 3. |  business - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" confectionery - the occupation and skills of a confectioner sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay farming, land - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" appointment - the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) metier, medium - an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" accountancy, accounting - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business photography - the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies catering - providing food and services | |
| 4. | business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" | |
| 5. | business - an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" objective, aim, object, target - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" occasions - something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions" | |
| 6. | business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise trade, patronage - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" land-office business - very large and profitable volume of commercial activity | |
| 7. | business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" sector - a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector" big business - commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively" incorporate - form a corporation | |
| 8. | business - customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" | |
| 9. |  business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" |
business
noun 3. profession, work, calling, job, line, trade, career, function, employment, craft, occupation, pursuit, vocation, métier
Translations
business [ˈbɪznɪs] n (= matter, affair) → asunto (= trading); comercio, negocios mpl (= firm); empresa, casa (= occupation); oficio;
it's my business to... → me toca or corresponde...;
he's in the insurance business → se dedica a los seguros;
business [ˈbɪznɪs] n (= matter, firm) → affaire f (= trading); affaires fpl (= job, duty); travail m;
to be away on business → être en déplacement d'affaires;
he's in the insurance business → il est dans les assurances;
business [ˈbɪznɪs] n (matter) → Angelegenheit f;
(trading) → Geschäft nt;
(occupation) → Beruf m;
to be away on business → geschäftlich unterwegs sein;
I'm here on business → ich bin geschäftlich hier;
business [ˈbɪznɪs] n (= matter) → affare m (= trading); affari mpl (= firm); azienda (= job, duty); lavoro;
he means business → non scherza
n business [ˈbiznis]
1 occupation; buying and selling Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time. besigheid, beroep مِهْنَةٌ، وَظيفَه، عَمَل работа zaměstnání, obchodování forretning das Geschäft εργασία, ασχολία, δουλειές negocio äri(tegevus), firma شغل؛ حرفه liiketoiminta métier; affaire(s) עֲסָקִים उद्योग posao foglalkozás, üzlet pekerjaan starf; verslun, viðskipti affari, attività 商売 직업, 장사 užsiėmimas, komercinė veikla, prekyba, verslas nodarbošanās; bizness; tirdzniecība urus niaga handel, zaken yrke, forretning(er); handel; bransje zajęcie, działalność gospodarcza negócio afacere; meserie бизнес; торговля zamestnanie, obchodovanie posel, kupčija poslovanje bransch, yrke, affärer, handel ธุรกิจ iş, ticaret 商業 справа; комерційна діяльність خریدوفروخت کا کاروبار công việc; kinh doanh 商业
2 a shop, a firm He owns his own business. besigheid, firma تِجارَه، مُؤَسّّسَةٌ تِجارِيَّه، دُكّان бизнес obchod, podnik forretning; virksomhed; firma das Geschäft επιχείρηση negocio, empresa äri محل کسب liike(yritys) affaire עֶסֶק व्यापार firma üzlet, vállalkozás perusahaan fyrirtæki attività, lavoro, occupazione 企業 상점, 기업 firma tirdzniecības uzņēmums; firma perniagaan bedrijf butikk, forretning, bedrift interes, sklep, przedsiębiorstwo negócio magazin; firmă магазин; фирма; бизнес obchod, podnik podjetje posao affär, företag, firma ร้าน dükkân, iş yeri, firma 商店 торговельне підприємство, фірма ایک دوکان ، ایک کمپنی công ty; cửa hàng 商店
3 concern Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done). besigheid شَأْن، مُهِمَّه، اهْتِمام работа záležitost, úkol, povinnost, věc opgave; sag; arbejde die Angelegenheit υπόθεση, δουλειά asunto asi وظیفه؛ مسئولیت asia affaire עִנְייָן व्यवसाय briga dolog urusan mál, málefni affari 仕事 주요 관심사 reikalas pienākums; darīšana; lieta memulakan dengan bersungguh-sungguh zaak oppgave, sak sprawa assunto treabă; afacere обязанность; дело záležitosť, vec opravilo, delo dužnost åtaga sig, komma till saken ธุระ mesele, iş, sorun 事務 справа, діло کام ، شغل công việc 事务
adj businesslike
practical; alert and prompt a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike. saaklik مُنَظَّم، بِطَريقَةٍ عَمَليَّه делови věcný, praktický, výkonný forretningsagtig geschäftsmäßig πρακτικός, μεθοδικός formal, profesional asjalik کاری؛ جدی و با پشتکار asiallinen sérieux, professionnel עִנְייָנִי कामकाजी poslovan gyakorlatias serius, cekatan skipulegur, markviss efficiente, pratico 実務的な 실제적인, 신속한 dalykiškas lietišķs; praktisks serius zakelijk forretningsmessig, effektiv, systematisk solidny, rzeczowy prático precis; practic деловой praktický, výkonný posloven poslovan affärsmässig, praktisk เหมือนธุรกิจ işbilir, pratik 處事務實的﹐有條理的 діловий, практичний معاملے کا ، ڈھنگ کا thạo việc 有条理的
n businessman
a person who makes a living from some form of trade or commerce, not from one of the professions. sakeman, sakevrou رَجُل أعْمال бизнесмен obchodník, podnikatel forretningsmand der/die Geschäftsmann/-frau επιχειρηματίας hombre de negocios, empresario; mujer de negocios, empresaria ärimees, ärinaine کاسب؛ تاجر liikemies homme/femme d'affaires אִיש עֲסָקִים व्यापारी poslovan čovjek üzletember usahawan kaupsÿslumaður/-kona uomo/donna d'affari 実業家 실업가 komersantas, biznierius biznesmenis; komersants ahli perniagaan zakenman forretningsmann/-kvinne człowiek interesu, przedsiębiorca comerciante om de afaceri бизнесмен obchodník, -čka poslovnež biznismen affärsman นักธุรกิจ işadamı 商人 комерсант, бізнесмен کاروباری آدمی nhà doanh nghiệp; thương gia 商人
on business
in the process of doing business or something official. met/op besigheid في مُهِمَّه / شُغْل по работа v obchodní záležitosti, služebně i forretningsøjemed geschäftlich σε δουλειές en viaje de negocios; de servicio äriasjus مشغول کار و کسب بودن liikeasioissa pour affaires בְּעִנְייָנֵי עֲסָקִים काम पर poslovanje hivatalosan, üzleti úton urusan resmi í viðskiptaerindum per affari 仕事で 업무로 su reikalais darīšanās berurus niaga voor zaken på forretningsoppdrag, på forretningsreise, i forretningsøyemed służbowo, w interesach em serviço în interes de serviciu по делу obchodne poslovno poslom i affärer, i ett affärsärende ระหว่างทำธุรกิจ çalışıyor olma 因公 у справі کاروباری ، سرکاری nhằm mục đích kinh doanh 因公
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