noun
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Synonyms
concern
business concern
business organization
business organisation
Examples
- he bought his brother's business
- a small mom-and-pop business
- a racially integrated business concern
noun
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
Synonyms
commercial enterprise
business enterprise
Examples
- computers are now widely used in business
noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Synonyms
Examples
- he's not in my line of business
noun
a rightful concern or responsibility
Examples
- it's none of your business
- mind your own business
noun
an immediate objective
Examples
- gossip was the main business of the evening
noun
the volume of commercial activity
Examples
- business is good today
- show me where the business was today
noun
business concerns collectively
Synonyms
business sector
Examples
- Government and business could not agree
noun
customers collectively
Synonyms
Examples
- they have an upper class clientele
noun
incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
Synonyms
Examples
- his business with the cane was hilarious