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business
Found in thesaurus: mercantilism, commercialism, business activity, vexation, worry, aim, object, acting, playacting, people
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business
adj.
of business, of commerce, of trade
n.
commerce, trade; matter; movements and gestures by actors in a play
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Business
A business, also known as an enterprise, agency, or a firm, is an entity involved in the provision of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are prevalent in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and provide goods and services to customers in exchange for other goods, services, or money. Businesses may also be social not-for-profit enterprises or state-owned public enterprises targeted for specific social and economic objectives. A business owned by multiple individuals may be formed as an incorporated company or jointly organised as a partnership. Countries have different laws that may ascribe different rights to the various business entities.
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business
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
(hypernym) enterprise
(hyponym) agency
(member-meronym) division
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise
(class) shipping room
2. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
(synonym) commercial enterprise, business enterprise
(hypernym) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
(hyponym) tourism, touristry
(part-holonym) market, marketplace
(part-meronym) business activity, commercial activity
(class) dull, slow, sluggish
3. business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
(synonym) business sector
(hypernym) sector
(hyponym) big business
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise
(class) incorporate
4. the volume of business activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
(hypernym) business activity, commercial activity
(hyponym) trade, patronage
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise
5. a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
(hypernym) concern, worry, headache, vexation
6. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
(synonym) occupation, job, line of work, line
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) sport
7. an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"
(hypernym) aim, object, objective, target
(hyponym) occasions
8. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
(synonym) stage business, byplay
(hypernym) acting, playing, playacting, performing
(hyponym) shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
9. customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
(synonym) clientele, patronage
(hypernym) people
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Business (das)
n.
business, commerce, trade
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business
nm.
business, commerce
