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business definition
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Grep of noun business agribusiness airline business aluminum business business business activity business address business agent business card business college business community business concern business cycle business data processing business deal business deduction business department business district business editor business enterprise business establishment business executive business expense business firm business index business leader business letter business life business line business loan business news business office business organization business people business relation business relationship business school business sector business suit business traveler businessman businessmen businessperson businesswoman computer business discount business employee-owned business family business fashion business land-office business line of business manufacturing business master in business meat-packing business oil business order of business personal business place of business printing business real-estate business show business stage business toy business unfinished business Overview of noun business The noun business has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (1268) business, concern, business concern, business organization -- (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") 2. (291) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business -- (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business") 3. (177) business, business sector -- (business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree") 4. (122) business -- (the volume of business activity: "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today") 5. (63) business -- (a rightful concern or responsibility; used in such phrases as "it's none of your business" or "mind your own business") 6. (33) occupation, business, job, line of work line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business") 7. (13) business -- (an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening") 8. (3) business, stage business, byplay -- (incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious") 9. (1) clientele, patronage, business -- (customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele") Overview of adj business The adj business has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) mercantile, business -- (of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks) Antonyms of adj business 1 sense of business Sense 1 mercantile, business(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA commercial) -> noncommercial Similarity of adj business 1 sense of business Sense 1 mercantile, business(postnominal) => commercial (vs. noncommercial) Attributes of adj business Familiarity of adj business business used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj business business businesslike Overview of noun business The noun business has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (1268) business, concern, business concern, business organization -- (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") 2. (291) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business -- (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business") 3. (177) business, business sector -- (business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree") 4. (122) business -- (the volume of business activity: "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today") 5. (63) business -- (a rightful concern or responsibility; used in such phrases as "it's none of your business" or "mind your own business") 6. (33) occupation, business, job, line of work line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business") 7. (13) business -- (an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening") 8. (3) business, stage business, byplay -- (incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious") 9. (1) clientele, patronage, business -- (customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele") Overview of adj business The adj business has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) mercantile, business -- (of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks)
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