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Definition: Meaning of, business in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɪznəs /

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  1. buying or selling goods or services [uncountable] the activity of making money by producing or buying and selling goods, or providing services [↪  commerce, trade]
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  2. company [countable] an organization such as a company, shop, or factory that produces or sells goods or provides a service
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  3. how much work a company has [uncountable] the amount of work a company does or the amount of money it makes
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  4. for your job [uncountable] work that you do as part of your job
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  5. what someone should be involved in [uncountable] if something is not your business or none of your business, you should not be involved in it or ask about it
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  6. what someone should be involved in [uncountable] if it is someone's business to do something, it is their duty or responsibility to do it
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  7. things to be dealt with [uncountable] things that need to be done or discussed
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  8. matter [singular] a situation or activity, especially one that you have a particular opinion about or attitude towards
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  9. be in business to be involved in business activities
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  10. be in business spoken to have all that you need to start doing something
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  11. (go) out of business if a company goes out of business, or something puts it out of business, it stops operating, especially because of financial problems
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  12. be back in business to be working or operating in a normal way again
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  13. somebody was (just) minding their own business spoken used to say that someone was not doing anything unusual or wrong at the time when something unfair or bad happened to them
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  14. go about your business to do the things that you normally do
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  15. make it your business to do something to make a special effort to do something
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  16. mean business informal to be serious about doing something even if it involves harming someone
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  17. unfinished business something you need to discuss further with someone or a situation that has not yet reached a satisfactory solution
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  18. business is business spoken used to say that profit is the most important thing to consider
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  19. business as usual when someone or something is still working or operating normally when you think they might not be
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  20. have no business doing something/have no business to do something to do something you should not be doing
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  21. not be in the business of doing something to not be intending to do something because you think it is a bad idea
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  22. and all that business spoken informal and other things of the same general kind
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  23. (it's) the business British English informal used to say that something is very good or works well
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  24. do the business British English informal to do what you are expected to do or what people want you to do
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  25. do the business British English informal to have sex
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business used in phrases

  • Better Business Bureau, the
    1. a US organization for businesses and their customers. When customers believe they have been treated unfairly by a company or have bought a bad product, they often ask the Better Business Bureau for advice.
  • Doing Business As (noun)
    1. law a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
  • Master in Business (noun)
    1. a master's degree in business
  • Master in Business Administration (noun)
    1. a master's degree in business
  • Small Business Administration (noun)
    1. an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts
  • airline business (noun)
    1. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
  • aluminium business (noun)
    1. manufacturers of aluminium considered as a group
  • aluminum business (noun)
    1. manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
  • big business (noun)
    1. very large companies, considered as a powerful group with a lot of influence
    2. a product or type of activity that people spend a lot of money on
  • business activity (noun)
    1. activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
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