businesslike
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busi·ness·like
(bĭz′nĭs-līk′)adj.
1. Showing or having characteristics advantageous to or of use in business; methodical and systematic.
2. Purposeful; earnest.
3. Practical; unemotional: The couple maintained a businesslike attitude toward their divorce.
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businesslike
(ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk)adj
1. efficient and methodical
2. earnest or severe
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busi•ness•like
(ˈbɪz nɪsˌlaɪk)adj.
1. showing attributes prized in business, as practicality, thoroughness, and purposefulness.
2. efficient but impersonal.
[1785–95]
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Adj. | 1. | businesslike - exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" |
2. | businesslike - not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal purposeful - serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal |
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businesslike
adjective efficient, professional, practical, regular, correct, organized, routine, thorough, systematic, orderly, matter-of-fact, methodical, well-ordered, workaday Mr Penn sounds quite businesslike.
disorderly, irregular, careless, inefficient, sloppy, frivolous, impractical, unprofessional, disorganized, unsystematic
disorderly, irregular, careless, inefficient, sloppy, frivolous, impractical, unprofessional, disorganized, unsystematic
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businesslike
adjectiveMarked by sober sincerity:
Idiom: in earnest.
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Translations
مُنَظَّم، بِطَريقَةٍ عَمَليَّه
praktickývěcnývýkonný
forretningsagtig
skipulegur, markviss
işbilirpratik
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businesslike
[ˈbɪznɪslaɪk] adj [person] → sérieux/euse, efficace; [way] → professionnel(le)business loan n → prêt m professionnelbusiness lunch n → déjeuner m d'affairesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
businesslike
adj person, firm (= good at doing business) → geschäftstüchtig; person, manner → geschäftsmäßig; transaction → geschäftlich; (= efficient) person, prose → kühl und sachlich, nüchtern; I want something businesslike (when buying clothes) → ich möchte etwas Schickes für die Arbeit
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businesslike
[ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk] adj (approach, transaction) → efficiente; (firm, company) → serio/a; (person, manner) → pratico/a, efficienteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
business
(ˈbiznis) noun1. occupation; buying and selling. Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.
2. a shop, a firm. He owns his own business.
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).
ˈbusinesslike adjective practical; alert and prompt. a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike.
ˈbusinessman – feminine ˈbusinesswoman – noun a person who makes a living from some form of trade or commerce, not from one of the professions.
on business in the process of doing business or something official.
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