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business > 9 senses
NOUN1business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisationA commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
2business, commercial enterprise, business enterpriseThe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
3business, business sectorBusiness concerns collectively
4businessThe volume of business activity
5businessA rightful concern or responsibility
6business, occupation, job, line of work, lineThe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
7businessAn immediate objective
8business, stage business, byplayIncidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
9business, clientele, patronageCustomers collectively
business > pronunciation
Soundsbih'znahs; bih'znihs
Rhymesabacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website...
abyss, allis, amaryllis, and 177 more rhymes in ihs at the HyperDic website...
business > noun 1, group
MeaningA commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it.
Examples"he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
Synonymsconcern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Category ofshipping room
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Membersdivision
Narroweragency; brokerage; carrier, common carrier; chain; firm, house, business firm; franchise, dealership; manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business; partnership; processor; shipbuilder; underperformer
Broaderenterprise
business > noun 2, act
MeaningThe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.
Examples"computers are now widely used in business"
Synonymscommercial enterprise, business enterprise
Category ofdull, slow, sluggish; hostile; tangible; intangible; overcapitalization, overcapitalisation; operation; business; administration, disposal; establishment; gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house; shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness; film, cinema, celluloid; business people, businesspeople; business, business sector; business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation; capitalist; copartner; player; bankroll, roll; stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums; privatize, privatise
Part ofmarket, marketplace
Partsbusiness activity, commercial activity
Narrowertourism, touristry; fishing; butchery, butchering; storage; industry, manufacture; field, field of operation, line of business; employee-owned enterprise, employee-owned business; finance; discount business; real-estate business; advertising, publicizing; publication, publishing; printing; packaging; agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm; construction, building; transportation, shipping, transport; venture
Broadercommerce, commercialism, mercantilism
business > noun 3, group
MeaningBusiness concerns collectively.
Examples"Government and business could not agree"
Synonymsbusiness sector
Category ofincorporate
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Narrowerbig business
Broadersector
business > noun 4, act
MeaningThe volume of business activity.
Examples"business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Narrowertrade, patronage; land-office business
Broaderbusiness activity, commercial activity
business > noun 5, cognition
MeaningA rightful concern or responsibility.
Examples"it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
Broaderconcern, worry, headache, vexation
business > noun 6, act
MeaningThe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.
Examples"he's not in my line of business"
Synonymsoccupation, job, line of work, line
Narrowersport; farming, land; game, biz; career, calling, vocation; employment, work; appointment; position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation; treadmill, salt mine; trade, craft; profession; metier, medium; accountancy, accounting; photography; catering
Broaderactivity
business > noun 7, cognition
MeaningAn immediate objective.
Examples"gossip was the main business of the evening"
Narroweroccasions
Broaderaim, object, objective, target
business > noun 8, act
MeaningIncidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.
Examples"his business with the cane was hilarious"
Synonymsstage business, byplay
Narrowershtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
Broaderacting, playing, playacting, performing
business > noun 9, group
MeaningCustomers collectively.
Synonymsclientele, patronage
Broaderpeople

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