business
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs/
- His business as a freelance graphic designer has been thriving since last year.
- go about one's business
- back in the business
- job or business
And I said, no, I'm a business guy and I'm here to serve.
- And I said, no, I'm a business guy and I'm here to serve.
- But my other job, my business, which I love doing.
Examples
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I got into this business to help heal people.
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I wish I had a business like this.
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This is why real estate is the best business ever, ever.
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I could lose my job or business if I am not able to go into work.
Academic text (2012) -
Because of course, being in this business does have risks.
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And my fourth year in business was awful.
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Why do you think I'm so successful in this business, Mary?
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If we talked, we talked about business, survival, and the bottom line of things.
Fiction book (1990) -
You have to decide what business you're building, right?
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I'm always here for business and that's what we're here for.
Synonyms
Work that you do regularly to earn money
The jobs a person does during their working life
A job that needs special training or education, like a doctor
A job or profession that a person does to earn money
A type of job someone does to earn money
A type of business or industry someone works in
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Stay out of other people's private matters and focus on your own
- Informal
Tell someone not to ask about or get involved in other people's lives
- Informal
Playful mischief that can include small dishonest acts to trick or amuse people
A style that looks formal at the front and casual at the back
A saying that theatre or film work is more exciting, rewarding, and difficult than other jobs
Compounds
A small printed card showing a person's name, job, company, and contact details
A school that teaches people how to run or manage companies, often to get an MBA
An agreement between companies or people to exchange goods and services for money
A building where a company does its work, for example selling goods or offering services
A senior manager in a company who makes important decisions and leads its work
A person who travels for work and whose employer pays their travel costs
- Specialized
Actions done to run a company, like buying, selling or providing services
Part of a country's economy made of companies and groups that sell goods or services
Part of the United States government that helps small businesses with loans and advice
A group that sells things or provides services and has people working in it
A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing
A digital file or link showing a person's name, job, company, and contact details
- Formal
A formal letter from one company or person to another about business matters
An amount a business can subtract from its income before paying taxes for money spent running the business
A part of a company that handles one area of work, like sales or marketing
A college that teaches practical office skills for business, like typing and accounting
- Texting
A business that buys, sells, or manages virtual land inside online games
A person who manages business affairs for employees and represents them to employers
A small card with a person's name, job title, phone number, and email that people give in business meetings
- Specialized
A system that uses computers to handle business information for accounting and management
- Specialized
A careful study of outside things that affect a company to find chances and risks and plan how to respond
- Specialized
A careful study of outside things that affect a business to find risks and opportunities
- Specialized
Money a business gets to cover lost income and fixed costs when its work stops after a disaster
- Specialized
A way of studying and changing how a company works to make it faster, cheaper, and better
A business situation where companies compete very hard and may hurt competitors to win
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Business comes from busy ('occupied') and -ness ('state'), so it originally meant the work someone does. That's why business can mean a person's job or profession.