business business /ˈbɪznɪs/

noun

1. () A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it  ( business organisation [British] , business organization , concern , business , business concern )
   a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    He bought his brother's business
   he bought his brother's business
    A small mom-and-pop business
   a small mom-and-pop business
    A racially integrated business concern
   a racially integrated business concern
   
   
2. () The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects  ( commercial enterprise , business enterprise , business )
   the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
    Computers are now widely used in business
   computers are now widely used in business
   
3. () The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money  ( line of work , line , occupation , business , job )
   the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    He's not in my line of business
   he's not in my line of business
   
   
4. () A rightful concern or responsibility  ( business )
   a rightful concern or responsibility
    It's none of your business
   it's none of your business
    Mind your own business
   mind your own business
   
5. () An immediate objective  ( business )
   an immediate objective
    Gossip was the main business of the evening
   gossip was the main business of the evening
   
6. () The volume of commercial activity  ( business )
   the volume of commercial activity
    Business is good today
   business is good today
    Show me where the business was today
   show me where the business was today
   
7. () Business concerns collectively  ( business sector , business )
   business concerns collectively
    Government and business could not agree
   Government and business could not agree
   
8. Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect  ( business , byplay , stage business )
   incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
    His business with the cane was hilarious
   his business with the cane was hilarious
   
9. Customers collectively  ( business , patronage , clientele )
   customers collectively
    They have an upper class clientele
   they have an upper class clientele