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UK
/bˈɪznəs/
]
[ US /ˈbɪznəs, ˈbɪznɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈbɪznəs, ˈbɪznɪs/ ]
NOUN
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incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
his business with the cane was hilarious -
an immediate objective
gossip was the main business of the evening -
business concerns collectively
Government and business could not agree -
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
a racially integrated business concern
a small mom-and-pop business
he bought his brother's business -
the volume of commercial activity
business is good today
show me where the business was today -
customers collectively
they have an upper class clientele -
a rightful concern or responsibility
it's none of your business
mind your own business -
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
he's not in my line of business -
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
computers are now widely used in business
How To Use business In A Sentence
- Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- Before you know it, all the Sandy Clarks and Billy Starks doing the media rounds are back in business until the next time they are given their jotters for failing to meet fans' expectations.
- They have recognized that their business depends on world of mouth, and that world of mouth is based on customer satisfaction.
- He said this was an abuse of public monies and the fact there was no contribution from the business community was ‘grossly unfair.’
- A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates.
- Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.
- But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
- They'd moved to their cottage a few years ago and ran an electrical business in Didcot.
- Acronyms or abbreviations can confuse a client who is looking for the business in a resource listing.