Business \Busi"ness\ (b[i^]z"n[e^]s), n.; pl. Businesses
(b[i^]z"n[e^]s*[e^]z). [From Busy.]
1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time,
attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern
or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time;
constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business
of life; business before pleasure.
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Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's
business? --Luke ii. 49.
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2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for
livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a
profession. "The business of instruction." --Prescott.
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3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in
general; mercantile transactions.
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It seldom happens that men of a studious turn
acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge
of business. --Bp. Popteus.
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4. That which one has to do or should do; special service,
duty, or mission.
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The daughter of the King of France,
On serious business, craving quick despatch,
Importunes personal conference. --Shak.
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What business has the tortoise among the clouds?
--L'Estrange.
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5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense,
and modified by the connected words.
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It was a gentle business, and becoming
The action of good women. --Shak.
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Bestow
Your needful counsel to our business. --Shak.
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6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons
and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by
the stage manager in rehearsal.
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7. Care; anxiety; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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To do one's business, to ruin one. [Colloq.] --Wycherley.
To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with
a thing as a special charge or duty. [Colloq.]
To mean business, to be earnest. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement;
employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession;
vocation; office; duty.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
business
n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a
small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated
business concern" [syn: concern, business concern, business
organization, business organisation]
2: the activity of providing goods and services involving
financial and commercial and industrial aspects;
"computers are now widely used in business" [syn: commercial
enterprise, business enterprise]
3: business concerns collectively; "Government and business
could not agree" [syn: business sector]
4: the volume of business activity; "business is good today";
"show me where the business was today"
5: a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your
business"; "mind your own business"
6: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation,
job, line of work, line]
7: an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the
evening"
8: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic
effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: stage
business, byplay]
9: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
[syn: clientele, patronage]
WordNet (r) 2.0
214 Moby Thesaurus words for "business":
Aktiengesellschaft, acting, action, activeness, activism, activity,
affair, aktiebolag, allegiance, area, art, assigned task, attempt,
balance of trade, big business, body corporate, bounden duty,
buffoonery, burden, business dealings, business establishment,
call of duty, calling, career, career building, careerism, cartel,
chamber of commerce, characterization, charge, combine, commerce,
commercial, commercial affairs, commercial enterprise,
commercial relations, commitment, compagnie, company, concern,
concernment, conglomerate, conglomerate corporation,
consolidating company, consortium, contract, copartnership,
corporate body, corporation, craft, custom, deal, dealing,
dealings, dedication, deference, devoir, devotion, dingus,
diversified corporation, dofunny, doing, doings,
duties and responsibilities, duty, effort, employment, engagement,
enterprise, establishment, ethics, fair trade, fealty, firm,
free trade, function, gadget, gag, game, gizmo, goings-on, ham,
hammy acting, handicraft, hoke, hokum, holding company, homage,
hootenanny, house, imperative, impersonation, industrial, industry,
intercourse, interest, issue, jigger, job, joint-stock association,
joint-stock company, lifework, line, line of business,
line of duty, line of work, lookout, loyalty, market, marketing,
matter, mercantile, mercantile business, merchant, merchantry,
metier, militancy, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, mission,
motion, movement, multilateral trade, mummery, must, mystery,
number, obligation, occasions, occupation, office, onus,
operating company, operation, organization, ought, outfit,
overacting, palaver, pantomiming, partnership, patter, performance,
performing, personation, place, plan, playacting, playing,
plunderbund, point, political activism, pool, portrayal, practice,
problem, proceeding, proceedings, profession, program, project,
projection, proposition, proprietorship, province, public utility,
pursuit, question, racket, reciprocal trade, representation,
respect, responsibility, restraint of trade, retail, role,
self-imposed duty, slapstick, small business, specialization,
specialty, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, stir,
stock company, stunt, subject, syndicate, taking a role, task,
the business world, the marketplace, thing, thingumajig, topic,
trade, trade association, trading, traffic, transaction, truck,
trust, undertaking, unilateral trade, utility, venture, vocation,
walk, walk of life, wholesale, work
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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clientele: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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Business refers to at least three closely related commercial topics. The first is a commercial, professional or industrial organization or enterprise, generally referred to as "a business." The second is commercial, professional, and industrial activity generally, as in "business continues to evolve as markets change." Finally, business can be used to refer to a particular area of economic activity, such as the "record business" or the "computer business" (see Industry). ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business
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An organization operated with the objective of making a profit from the sale of goods or services.
http://www.finet.com.hk/accounting/b.htm
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Any lawful activity, with the exception of a farm operation, conducted primarily for the purchase, sale , lease, and rental of personal or real property, or for the manufacture, processing, and/or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property; or for the sale of services to the public; or solely for the purpose of this Act, an outdoor advertising display or displays, when the display(s) must be moved as a result of the project. ...
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/rights/defin.html
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An enterprise, commercial entity, or firm in either the private or public sector, concerned with providing products or services to satisfy customer requirements.
http://www.georgetown.edu/uis/ia/dw/GLOSSARY0816.html
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Turnover is the number of times that an average inventory of goods is sold during a fiscal year or some designated period. Care must be taken to ensure that the average inventory and net sales are both reduced to the same denominator; that is, divide inventory at cost into sales at cost or divide inventory at selling price into sales at selling price. Do not mix cost price with selling price. The turnover, when accurately computed, is one measure of the efficiency of a business.
http://www.business.gov/phases/launching/are_you_ready/glossary.html
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The collective term used to describe small and large businesses (in both private and public sectors), associations and unions, and the individuals operating within them.
http://www.yeronga.tafe.qld.gov.au/tools/glossary/glossary_b.shtml
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The act of handling a prop or clothing. As distinct from a "bit," business is usually not the focus of a scene.
http://www.mcalistertalent.com/filmterm.htm
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A character’s action during a scene , which is generally not related to the content of the scene itself. “Can we give Rachel some business over by the copier while Joey and Chandler are talking?"
http://johnaugust.com/site/glossary
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Any trade, occupation or other commercial activity engaged in or gain, profit for which a corporation can be organized under Title 7 Chapter 1.1. Source: Rhode Island General Laws
http://www.faststart.state.ri.us/bfs_glossary.html
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A contractor, subcontractor, supplier, consultant, or provider of technical, administrative, or physical services organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity formed for the purpose of doing business for profit.
http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/mn06008.htm
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A business exists when one or more of the following conditions is met:
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/intmanb1.htm
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Includes all activities engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, direct or indirect.
http://nesara.org/main/dictionary.htm
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3rd Provision At this meeting, in order to achieve the purpose of the above provisions, the following business is done. (1) Event opening "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" (2) Other business which is necessary to achieve the purpose of this meeting.
http://www.esilkroad.org/kr/kaisoku/kaisoku.html
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Benzoin, Cinnamon
http://mysticsmountain.tripod.com/glossary1.htm
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The production of goods or services for profit. Such activity can be carried out by an individual, a family, a partnership, or an incorporated company.
http://mvp.cfee.org/en/glossary.html
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A trade, profession or occupation, whether it is full or part-time.
http://www.demesne.info/Insurance/Home-Insurance/Home-Insurance-Terms-A-C.htm
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Commercial or industrial establishment, many but not all pushing New Right dogma. See also "Tomorrow's Child" - commentary on sustainable business practices by Dick Hubbard of Hubbard Foods Ltd
http://www.embassy.org.nz/encycl/b6aencyc.htm
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The initial registration of a business in any one of the Business Registration categories. A "business" in MEDI is defined as: 1. Provider Registration - a provider identification number 2. Payee Registration - a payee identification number 3. Other Business Registration - a tax identification number and its associated IDPA identification number
http://www.myidpa.com/MediHelp/Glossary/B.htm
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Accounting, Advertising, Business Economics, E-commerce, Finance, Hospital and Health Care Administration, Hospitality Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Real Estate
http://www.portervillecollegecounseling.org/glossary.html
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Related to a commercial or mercantile activity or organization that delivers goods or services.
http://lib.ucr.edu/depts/acquisitions/YBP%20NSP%20GLOSSARY%20EXTERNAL%20revised6-02.php
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Individuals or companies based on a business-related interest, inquiry, membership, subscription or purchase. B-to-B lists typically reach people at their office or workplace.
http://www.targetonline.com/sics/283069168700648.bsp
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The minute physical behavior of the actor, such as fiddling with a tie, sipping a drink, drumming the fingers, lighting a cigarette, and so forth. Sometimes this is controlled to a high degree by the actor and/or the director for precise dramatic effect; at other times the business is improvised to convey a naturalistic verisimilitude.
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767430077/student_view0/glossary.html
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An organization engaged in producing goods and services to make a profit.
http://www.crfonline.org/orc/glossary/b.html
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Professions, trades and occupations, and all and every kind of calling whether or not carried on for profit.
http://www.city.davis.ca.us/cmo/citycode/detail.cfm
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An organisation that operates in order to make a profit; also the collective word for the activities in which they engage.
http://www.booksites.net/download/chadwickbeech/Glossary.htm
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A business is an enterprise that a client owns or manages. A client may own or manage more than one business. A business may have more than one client involved with it. Cases may involve businesses or may involve the establishment of a business.
http://www.hawaii-sbdc.org/ponline/consulting/Definitions_of_Terms.htm
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