English > business: 9 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it. |
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| Examples | - "he bought his brother's business"
- "a small mom-and-pop business"
- "a racially integrated business concern"
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| Synonyms | concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation |
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| Category of | shipping room | A room where goods are packaged and shipped |
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| Category | commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business | The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects |
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| Members | division | An administrative unit in government or business |
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| Narrower | agency | A business that serves other businesses |
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| brokerage | The business of a broker |
| carrier, common carrier | A person or firm in the business of transporting / transporting people or goods or messages |
| chain | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership |
| firm, house, business firm | The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments |
| franchise, dealership | A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area |
| manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business | A business engaged in manufacturing some product |
| partnership | The members of a business venture created by contract |
| processor | A business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market |
| shipbuilder | A business that builds and repairs ships |
| underperformer | A business that is less successful than expected |
| Broader | enterprise | An organization created for business ventures |
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| Spanish | asunto de negocios, asunto, empresa, negocio, organización comerical, organización de negocios |
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| Catalan | negoci |
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English > business: 9 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects. |
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| Example | "computers are now widely used in business" |
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| Synonyms | commercial enterprise, business enterprise |
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| Category of | administration, disposal | A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
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| bankroll, roll | A roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) |
| business | The volume of commercial activity |
| business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation | A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it |
| business, business sector | business concerns collectively |
| business people, businesspeople | People who transact business (especially business executives) |
| capitalist | A person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) |
| chain | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership |
| copartner | A joint partner (as in a business enterprise) |
| dull, slow, sluggish | (of business) not active or brisk |
| establishment | A public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence |
| film, cinema, celluloid | A medium that disseminates moving pictures |
| gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house | A public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) |
| hostile | unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) |
| intangible | (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value |
| operation | The activity of operating / operating something (a machine or business etc.) |
| overcapitalization, overcapitalisation | (business) too much capitalization / capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) |
| privatize, privatise | change from governmental to private control or ownership |
| shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums | A state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |
| tangible | (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value |
| Part of | market, marketplace, market place | The world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold |
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| Parts | business activity, commercial activity | Activity undertaken as part of a commercial ... / commercial enterprise |
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| Narrower | advertising, publicizing | The business of drawing public attention to goods and services |
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| agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm | A large-scale farming enterprise |
| butchery, butchering | The business of a butcher |
| construction, building | The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones |
| discount business | The business of selling merchandise at a discount |
| employee-owned enterprise, employee-owned business | A commercial ... / commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it |
| field, field of operation, line of business | A particular kind of commercial enterprise |
| finance | The commercial activity of providing funds and capital |
| fishing | The occupation of catching fish for a living |
| industry, manufacture | The organized action of making of goods and services for sale |
| packaging | The business of packing |
| printing | The business of producing printed material for sale or distribution |
| publication, publishing | The business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution |
| real-estate business | The business of selling real estate |
| storage | The commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials |
| tourism, touristry | The business of providing services / services to tourists |
| transportation, shipping, transport | The commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials |
| venture | A commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit |
| Broader | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
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| Spanish | empresa, negocio, negocios |
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| Catalan | empresa, negoci, negocis |
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English > business: 9 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money. |
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| Example | "he's not in my line of business" |
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| Synonyms | occupation, job, line of work, line |
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| Narrower | accountancy, accounting | The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business |
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| appointment | The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed |
| career, calling, vocation | The particular occupation for which you are trained |
| catering | Providing food and services |
| confectionery | The occupation and skills of a confectioner |
| employment, work | The occupation for which you are paid |
| farming, land | Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life |
| game, biz | Your occupation or line of work |
| metier, medium | An occupation for which you are especially well suited |
| photography | The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies |
| position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | A job in an organization |
| profession | An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) |
| sport | The occupation of athletes who compete for pay |
| trade, craft | The skilled practice of a practical occupation |
| treadmill, salt mine | A job involving drudgery and confinement |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | empleo, empresa, ocupación, profesión, trabajo |
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| Catalan | negoci, ocupació, treball |
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