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"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 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 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"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 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" business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" 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" finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital 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 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" chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership 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" 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" biz, game - your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" 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" 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 | | 4. | business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"headache, worry, vexation, concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" | | 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"trade, patronage - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" | | 7. | business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"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" | | 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"schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" |
business noun 3. profession, work, calling, job, line, trade, career, function, employment, craft, occupation, pursuit, vocation, métier noun 4. matter, issue, subject, point, problem, question, responsibility, task, duty, function, topic, assignment  Translationsbusiness [ˈbɪznɪs] n (= matter, affair) → asunto (= trading); comercio, negocios mpl (= firm); empresa, casa (= occupation); oficio; to be away on business → estar en viaje de negocios; it's my business to... → me toca or corresponde...; he's in the insurance business → se dedica a los seguros; to do business with sb → hacer negocios con algn business [ˈbɪznɪs] n (= matter, firm) → affaire f (= trading); affaires fpl (= job, duty); travail m; I'm here on business → je suis là pour affaires; he's in the insurance business → il est dans les assurances; business [ˈbɪznɪs] n ( matter) → Angelegenheit f; he's in the insurance/transport business → er arbeitet in der Versicherungs-/Transportbranche; to do business with sb → Geschäfte pl mit jdm machen; it's none of my business → es geht mich nichts an; he means business → er meint es ernst business [ˈbɪznɪs] n (= matter) → affare m (= trading); affari mpl (= firm); azienda (= job, duty); lavoro; to do business with sb → fare affari con qn; he's in the insurance business → lavora nel campo delle assicurazioni; it's none of my business → questo non mi riguarda; he means business → non scherza
businessn 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, beroepمِهْنَةٌ، وَظيفَه، عَمَلработаzaměstnání, obchodováníforretningdas Geschäftεργασία, ασχολία, δουλειέςnegocioäri(tegevus), firmaشغل؛ حرفهliiketoimintamétier; affaire(s)עֲסָקִיםउद्योगposaofoglalkozás, üzletpekerjaanstarf; verslun, viðskiptiaffari, attività商売직업, 장사užsiėmimas, komercinė veikla, prekyba, verslasnodarbošanās; bizness; tirdzniecībaurus niagahandel, zakenyrke, forretning(er); handel; bransjezajęcie, działalność gospodarczanegócioafacere; meserieбизнес; торговляzamestnanie, obchodovanieposel, kupčijaposlovanjebransch, yrke, affärer, handelธุรกิจiş, ticaret商業справа; комерційна діяльністьخریدوفروخت کا کاروبارcông việc; kinh doanh商业 2 a shop, a firm He owns his own business.besigheid, firmaتِجارَه، مُؤَسّّسَةٌ تِجارِيَّه، دُكّانбизнесobchod, podnikforretning; virksomhed; firmadas Geschäftεπιχείρησηnegocio, empresaäriمحل کسبliike(yritys)affaireעֶסֶקव्यापारfirmaüzlet, vállalkozásperusahaanfyrirtækiattività, lavoro, occupazione企業상점, 기업firmatirdzniecības uzņēmums; firmaperniagaanbedrijfbutikk, forretning, bedriftinteres, sklep, przedsiębiorstwonegóciomagazin; firmăмагазин; фирма; бизнесobchod, podnikpodjetjeposaoaffär, företag, firmaร้านdükkân, iş yeri, firma商店торговельне підприємство, фірмаایک دوکان ، ایک کمپنیcông 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).besigheidشَأْن، مُهِمَّه، اهْتِمامработаzáležitost, úkol, povinnost, věcopgave; sag; arbejdedie Angelegenheitυπόθεση, δουλειάasuntoasiوظیفه؛ مسئولیتasiaaffaireעִנְייָןव्यवसायbrigadologurusanmál, málefniaffari仕事주요 관심사reikalaspienākums; darīšana; lietamemulakan dengan bersungguh-sungguhzaakoppgave, saksprawaassuntotreabă; afacereобязанность; делоzáležitosť, vecopravilo, delodužnoståtaga sig, komma till sakenธุระmesele, iş, sorun事務справа, ділоکام ، شغلcông việc事务 adj ˈbusinesslikepractical; alert and prompt a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike.saaklikمُنَظَّم، بِطَريقَةٍ عَمَليَّهделовиvěcný, praktický, výkonnýforretningsagtiggeschäftsmäßigπρακτικός, μεθοδικόςformal, profesionalasjalikکاری؛ جدی و با پشتکارasiallinensérieux, professionnelעִנְייָנִיकामकाजीposlovangyakorlatiasserius, cekatanskipulegur, markvissefficiente, pratico実務的な실제적인, 신속한dalykiškaslietišķs; praktisksseriuszakelijkforretningsmessig, effektiv, systematisksolidny, rzeczowypráticoprecis; practicделовойpraktický, výkonnýposlovenposlovanaffärsmässig, praktiskเหมือนธุรกิจişbilir, pratik處事務實的﹐有條理的діловий, практичнийمعاملے کا ، ڈھنگ کاthạo việc有条理的 n ˈbusinessmana person who makes a living from some form of trade or commerce, not from one of the professions. sakeman, sakevrouرَجُل أعْمالбизнесменobchodník, podnikatelforretningsmandder/die Geschäftsmann/-frauεπιχειρηματίαςhombre de negocios, empresario; mujer de negocios, empresariaärimees, ärinaineکاسب؛ تاجرliikemieshomme/femme d'affairesאִיש עֲסָקִיםव्यापारीposlovan čovjeküzletemberusahawankaupsÿslumaður/-konauomo/donna d'affari実業家실업가komersantas, biznieriusbiznesmenis; komersantsahli perniagaanzakenmanforretningsmann/-kvinneczłowiek interesu, przedsiębiorcacomercianteom de afaceriбизнесменobchodník, -čkaposlovnežbiznismenaffärsmanนักธุรกิจişadamı商人комерсант, бізнесменکاروباری آدمیnhà doanh nghiệp; thương gia商人 on businessin the process of doing business or something official. met/op besigheidفي مُهِمَّه / شُغْلпо работаv obchodní záležitosti, služebněi forretningsøjemedgeschäftlichσε δουλειέςen viaje de negocios; de servicioäriasjusمشغول کار و کسب بودنliikeasioissapour affairesבְּעִנְייָנֵי עֲסָקִיםकाम परposlovanjehivatalosan, üzleti útonurusan resmií viðskiptaerindumper affari仕事で업무로su reikalaisdarīšanāsberurus niagavoor zakenpå forretningsoppdrag, på forretningsreise, i forretningsøyemedsłużbowo, w interesachem serviçoîn interes de serviciuпо делуobchodneposlovnoposlomi affärer, i ett affärsärendeระหว่างทำธุรกิจçalışıyor olma因公у справіکاروباری ، سرکاریnhằm mục đích kinh doanh因公
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