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business activity

business activity

5 3.4
Actions done to run a company, like buying, selling or providing services
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪznəs ækˈtɪvɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : actividad comercial
  • The company's recent business activity includes launching a new product line and expanding into international markets.
  • engage in business activity
  • international business activity
  • other business activities

So definitionally, commerce is understood to include all business activities, OK?

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Examples

  • The out-of-state vendor must interact with the state's market and engage in ongoing and continuous business activity.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Business events are critical business activities that management wants to plan, control, and evaluate.

    Academic text (1996)
  • This tells us nothing about their business activities.

  • Another possible reason could be the types of business activities in the area.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The reason is that this particular economic impact measure includes the costs of business activities.

    Academic text (2006)
  • States are free to tax whatever business activity at whatever level they would like.

    Blog text (5)
  • Competition law is a major element in the legal framework for business activity in both countries.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Delays can cause potential issues in assembly lines and other business activities.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Evacuation with disruption of all normal living and business activities would lead to significant stress.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Reports needed to monitor timeline activities are often delayed, thereby lessening managerial control over business activities.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

business
vsbusiness activity
1.0

Buying and selling goods or services to make money

is about separate actions taken during enterprise operation rather than the whole trade
commercial activity
vsbusiness activity
3 3.2

Business activity that aims to make money

focuses on specific actions in running an enterprise rather than profit aim

Antonyms

122 2.7

An activity you do for fun or to relax

12 3.5

A period of time with no movement or action

How Complex

enterprise
420 3.8
operation
811 3.2
project
2.5
business activity
  • Specialized
5 3.4
routine
263 1.0
one-step
5 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

business + activity

The meaning is directly compositional: 'business' (commercial enterprise) + 'activity' (action) yields an action related to commercial enterprise, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the sense. This noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows a straightforward semantic pattern, making it transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Business activity creates a simple image: people in a shop or office doing tasks like buying, selling, or helping customers. Business means trade and activity means 'actions', so business activity is the set of actions done to run a company.