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| n. (group) | 1. business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | 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" |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ shipping room | a room where goods are packaged and shipped. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ common carrier, carrier | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ manufacturer, manufacturing business, maker | a business engaged in manufacturing some product. |
| ~ partnership | the members of a business venture created by contract. |
| ~ processor | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market. |
| ~ shipbuilder | a business that builds and repairs ships. |
| ~ underperformer | a business that is less successful than expected. |
| ~ division | an administrative unit in government or business. |
| n. (act) | 2. business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ overcapitalisation, overcapitalization | (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants). |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ butchering, butchery | the business of a butcher. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ business activity, commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise. |
| ~ business | the volume of commercial activity.; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" |
| ~ field of operation, line of business, field | a particular kind of commercial enterprise.; "they are outstanding in their field" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ employee-owned business, employee-owned enterprise | a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it. |
| ~ finance | the commercial activity of providing funds and capital. |
| ~ discount business | the business of selling merchandise at a discount. |
| ~ real-estate business | the business of selling real estate. |
| ~ publicizing, advertising | the business of drawing public attention to goods and services. |
| ~ publishing, publication | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution. |
| ~ printing | the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution. |
| ~ packaging | the business of packing.; "his business is packaging for transport" |
| ~ agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm | a large-scale farming enterprise. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ shipping, transport, transportation | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house | a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business). |
| ~ astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). |
| ~ cinema, celluloid, film | a medium that disseminates moving pictures.; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" |
| ~ business people, businesspeople | people who transact business (especially business executives). |
| ~ business sector, business | business concerns collectively.; "Government and business could not agree" |
| ~ chain | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership. |
| ~ business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | 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" |
| ~ capitalist | a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business). |
| ~ copartner | a joint partner (as in a business enterprise). |
| ~ player | an important participant (as in a business deal).; "he was a major player in setting up the corporation" |
| ~ bankroll, roll | a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.).; "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" |
| ~ doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc).; "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" |
| ~ privatise, privatize | change from governmental to private control or ownership.; "The oil industry was privatized" |
| ~ sluggish, slow, dull | (of business) not active or brisk.; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" |
| ~ hostile | unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business).; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid" |
| ~ tangible | (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value.; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" |
| ~ intangible | (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value.; "intangible assets such as good will" |
| n. (act) | 3. business, job, line, line of work, occupation | 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" |
| ~ confectionery | the occupation and skills of a confectioner. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ calling, career, vocation | the particular occupation for which you are trained. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot | a job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
| ~ salt mine, treadmill | a job involving drudgery and confinement. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ catering | providing food and services. |
| n. (cognition) | 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" |
| n. (cognition) | 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" |
| n. (act) | 6. business | the volume of commercial activity.; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ business activity, commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise. |
| ~ trade, patronage | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" |
| ~ land-office business | very large and profitable volume of commercial activity. |
| n. (group) | 7. business, business sector | business concerns collectively.; "Government and business could not agree" |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ incorporate | form a corporation. |
| n. (group) | 8. business, clientele, patronage | 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" |
| n. (act) | 9. business, byplay, stage business | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.; "his business with the cane was hilarious" |
| ~ acting, performing, playacting, playing | the performance of a part or role in a drama. |
| ~ 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" |
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