business
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈbɪz.nɪs/]
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Senses
1. business (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
Example: I left my father's business.
2. business (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A person's occupation, work, or trade.
Example: He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
3. business (noun) — sense 3
Definition: Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
Example: He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
4. business (adj) — sense 4
Definition: Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
Example: Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.
5. business (adj) — sense 5
Definition: Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
Example: He is thoroughly business, but has the happy faculty of transacting it in a genial and courteous manner.
6. business (adj) — sense 6
Definition: Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.
Example: Amiens is a thoroughly business town, the business being chiefly with the flax-works.
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