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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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