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biz

59 7.7
A type of business or industry someone works in
  • noun
  • /bɪz/
  • Informal
translation icon : mundillo
  • I know a little something about the biz.
  • show biz
  • music biz
  • movie biz

Sales first, right, outreach and then having a show where it's biz dev.

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Examples

  • Many regarded you as the best in the biz.

  • It's Sunday already, so the ad biz is still closed for the weekend.

    Blog text (12)
  • Because this is what we in the biz call "incredible television."

  • There is, as they say in the fight biz, not a mark on him.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And that, my friends, is what we in the biz like to call "an opportunity."

    Blog text (3)
  • We got a big future in show biz.

  • And how is the travel agency biz?

  • So I use it to sneak into parties and make contacts in the biz.

  • "So how's the art biz?" Jason asks as he kneads Henry's back and shoulders.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Many regarded you as the best in the biz.

Synonyms

business
vsbiz
696 1.3

The work a person does to earn money

is more informal and stresses the industry or professional area
game
vsbiz
  • Informal
552 7.1

A field of work someone is involved in

focuses on the same area but specifically on professional industry
line of work
vsbiz
110 3.1

A type of job someone does to earn money

means a broader professional area rather than a single job
8 3.1

A type of product or service a company offers

refers more to a person's occupation or the wider industry context
bizz
vsbiz
  • Informal
9.1

An informal word for the business world

is the same meaning but the common informal written form

Compounds

show biz
  • Informal
10 3.5

The industry that makes movies, television, and theater for the public

Surface Forms

biz singular
bizzes plural

Etymology

The word biz is an informal short form of business, which comes from the old word busy meaning 'active' or 'working'. So, biz now means someone's area of work or industry, like the film biz or restaurant biz.