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business - 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" |
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concern |
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enterprise a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
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business enterprise,
commercial enterprise,
business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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agency a business that serves other businesses
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brokerage the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
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common carrier,
carrier (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
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chain a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
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business firm,
firm,
house the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
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dealership,
franchise a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
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manufacturing business,
manufacturer,
maker a business engaged in manufacturing some product
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partnership a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
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processor a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
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shipbuilder a business that builds and repairs ships
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underperformer a business that is less successful than expected
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division the act or process of dividing
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business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" |
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business activity,
commercial activity activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
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business enterprise,
commercial enterprise,
business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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patronage,
trade (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
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land-office business very large and profitable volume of commercial activity
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business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" |
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sector measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
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business enterprise,
commercial enterprise,
business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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big business commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively"
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business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" |
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byplay |
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acting,
performing,
playacting,
playing the performance of a part or role in a drama
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schtick,
schtik,
shtick,
shtik (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
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business - an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" |
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objective,
aim,
object,
target the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
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occasions something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions"
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business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" |
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headache,
worry,
vexation,
concern pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
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