business people
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs ˈpipəl/
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empresario
- The conference featured several influential business people who shared their insights on industry trends.
- small business people
- successful business people
- experienced business people
Crackdowns on corruption also meant that wealthy Chinese business people were no longer flaunting their wealth.
- Crackdowns on corruption also meant that wealthy Chinese business people were no longer flaunting their wealth.
- And it comes from, so they went out and they interviewed business people and all the, it's all there.
- And you know, when you think about doctors, lawyers, successful business people, they, they have a path.
- Even this country needs business people to run it streetwise.
- You know, you're just, you just become more seasoned as a business person, as a connector.
- I was the one they called, whether you're bankers, Uptown business people, athletes, whoever it was.
- No, because that's what most business people want to do.
- Seems like a very savvy business person, man.
Examples
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And it's important that the business people and IT people understand each other.
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Studying the arts can help business people communicate more eloquently.
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I mean, look, more successful business people have tried and failed.
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So people who were small business people now became employees.
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Now, why is it that big business people pay less than small business?
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This is what the business people call thinking outside the box.
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And it's why the best business people I know are present in their meetings.
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Many prominent business people, both men and women were arrested.
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Good business people always have smiles.
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Throughout the two-year program, students learn not only on campus, but also from area business people and field trips into the community.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.5
People who own or run companies and shops in an area
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3.2
People who work for or run companies, often as leaders and owners
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'people engaged in commerce or business activities' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'business' (commercial activity) with 'people' (persons). This noun‑noun construction is a common, transparent pattern in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Business people comes from the word business, which once meant being 'busy' with 'work' or affairs. Picture people who are always busy with deals, meetings and buying and selling; that image became the phrase for people who work in trade or run companies.