business (noun)

  • 1business — noun 1 buying and selling of goods ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ profitable ▪ private ▪ core ▪ It s time to focus on the company s core business …

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  • 2business — ► NOUN 1) a person s regular occupation or trade. 2) work to be done or matters to be attended to. 3) a person s concern. 4) commercial activity. 5) a commercial organization. 6) informal a difficult or problematic matter. 7) ( …

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  • 3business — I (affair) noun activity, concern, duty, interest, matter, mission, proceeding, proposition, responsibility, task, undertaking foreign phrases: Allena negotia exacto officio geruntur. The business of another is to be carried out with particular… …

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  • 4business suit — noun a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen • Hypernyms: ↑suit, ↑suit of clothes • Hyponyms: ↑three piece suit, ↑two piece, ↑two piece suit, ↑lounge suit * * * noun …

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  • 5business — busi‧ness [ˈbɪzns] noun COMMERCE 1. [uncountable] the production, buying, and selling of goods or services for profit: • Students on the course learn about all aspects of business. • We are in business to create profit. • The company says it… …

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  • 6business school — noun a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration • Hypernyms: ↑graduate school, ↑grad school * * * business school UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular business school …

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  • 7business school — ˈbusiness school noun [countable] a college or part of a college where students can study economic and financial subjects and learn about managing a business: • Manchester Business School is one of the leading business schools in the world. * * * …

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  • 8business card — noun a card on which are printed the person s name and business affiliation • Hypernyms: ↑card, ↑identity card * * * noun, pl ⋯ cards [count] : a small card printed with a person s name and information about that person s company and job ◇ People …

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  • 9business end — noun : the end at, from, or through which a thing s function is fulfilled the business end of the broom * * * noun the business end informal : the part of a tool, weapon, or instrument that is used most directly for the object s purpose the… …

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  • 10business-to-business — Ⅰ. business to business UK US /ˌbɪznɪstəˈbɪznɪs/ adjective [before noun] (ABBREVIATION B2B) ► E COMMERCE relating to trade in products and services between businesses, especially trade over the internet: »The growth of the internet has increased… …

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