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  • 71business — n. 1 one s regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one s concern. 3 a a task or duty. b a reason for coming (what is your business?). 4 serious work or activity (get down to business). 5 derog. a an affair, a matter (sick of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 72business — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bisynesse, from bisy busy + nesse ness Date: 14th century 1. archaic purposeful activity ; busyness 2. a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 73business — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 74business — 1. adjective /ˈbɪzˌnəs/ a) Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes. Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone. b) Professional …

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  • 75Business Overview — ▪ 2009 Introduction Automobiles.       The American automotive industry began 2008 in precarious condition, and as the year unfolded, the situation went from bad to worse. First, gasoline prices of $3.50 to $4 per gallon throughout much of the… …

    Universalium

  • 76business — noun 1》 a person s regular occupation or trade.     ↘work to be done or matters to be attended to. 2》 a person s concern. 3》 commercial activity.     ↘a commercial organization. 4》 informal a matter: the business of trying to find her mother. 5》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 77concern — verb 1》 relate to; be about.     ↘affect or involve. 2》 worry (someone). 3》 (be concerned) regard it as important to do something. noun 1》 worry; anxiety. 2》 a matter of interest or importance. 3》 a business. Phrases as (or so) far as… …

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  • 78Business Improvement Districts — (BIDs) A strategy for mobilizing private funding in order to improve the environment of city centres. By 1997 over 1,000 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) or Zones had been created in the USA and Canada (31 in New York alone). In the wake of… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 79business — n 1. occupation, profession, trade, line; vocation, avocation, career, following, calling, pursuit, craft, metier; employment, job, work, living, livelihood, means of support, Inf. bread and butter; station, place. 2. industry, enterprise, Sl.… …

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  • 80concern — v 1. relate to, pertain to, appertain to, have to do with, regard; refer to, apply to, mean, go for; affect, touch, bear on or upon, have bearing on, be relevant to, be of importance or interest to, interest; be connected with, be affiliated with …

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