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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Business \Busi"ness\ (b[i^]z"n[e^]s), n.; pl. Businesses
     (b[i^]z"n[e^]s*[e^]z). [From Busy.]
     1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time,
        attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern
        or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time;
        constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business
        of life; business before pleasure.
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              Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's
              business?                             --Luke ii. 49.
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     2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for
        livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a
        profession. ``The business of instruction.'' --Prescott.
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     3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in
        general; mercantile transactions.
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              It seldom happens that men of a studious turn
              acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge
              of business.                          --Bp. Popteus.
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     4. That which one has to do or should do; special service,
        duty, or mission.
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              The daughter of the King of France,
              On serious business, craving quick despatch,
              Importunes personal conference.       --Shak.
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              What business has the tortoise among the clouds?
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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     5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense,
        and modified by the connected words.
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              It was a gentle business, and becoming
              The action of good women.             --Shak.
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              Bestow
              Your needful counsel to our business. --Shak.
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     6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons
        and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by
        the stage manager in rehearsal.
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     7. Care; anxiety; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     To do one's business, to ruin one. [Colloq.] --Wycherley.
  
     To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with
        a thing as a special charge or duty. [Colloq.]
  
     To mean business, to be earnest. [Colloq.]
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     Syn: Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement;
          employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession;
          vocation; office; duty.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Business \Busi"ness\, n.; pl. Businesses. [From Busy.]
     1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time,
        attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern
        or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time;
        constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business
        of life; business before pleasure.
  
              Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's
              business?                             --Luke ii. 49.
  
     2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for
        livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a
        profession. ``The business of instruction.'' --Prescott.
  
     3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in
        general; mercantile transactions.
  
              It seldom happens that men of a studious turn
              acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge
              of business.                          --Bp. Popteus.
  
     4. That which one has to do or should do; special service,
        duty, or mission.
  
              The daughter of the King of France, On serious
              business, craving quick despatch, Importunes
              personal conference.                  --Shak.
  
              What business has the tortoise among the clouds?
                                                    --L'Estrange.
  
     5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense,
        and modified by the connected words.
  
              It was a gentle business, and becoming The action of
              good women.                           --Shak.
  
              Bestow Your needful counsel to our business. --Shak.
  
     6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons
        and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by
        the stage manager in rehearsal.
  
     7. Care; anxiety; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     To do one's business, to ruin one. [Colloq.] --Wycherley.
  
     To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with
        a thing as a special charge or duty. [Colloq.]
  
     To mean business, to be earnest. [Colloq.]
  
     Syn: Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement;
          employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession;
          vocation; office; duty.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  business
       n 1: 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" [syn: concern, business concern, business
            organization, business organisation]
       2: the activity of providing goods and services involving
          financial and commercial and industrial aspects;
          "computers are now widely used in business" [syn: commercial
          enterprise, business enterprise]
       3: business concerns collectively; "Government and business
          could not agree" [syn: business sector]
       4: the volume of business activity; "business is good today";
          "show me where the business was today"
       5: a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your
          business"; "mind your own business"
       6: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
          money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation,
           job, line of work, line]
       7: an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the
          evening"
       8: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic
          effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: stage
          business, byplay]
       9: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
          [syn: clientele, patronage]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 επιχείρηση
     2 οι δουλειά, η επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα
     3 (''ως επίθετο'') επιχειρηματικός, επιχειρησιακός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     Czech n.
     (l en business)
     Finnish n.
     (alternative spelling of fi bisnes)
     Italian n.
     (l en business) (commercial enterprise)
     Romanian n.
     (l en business)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Business
     German n.
     n business

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     a.
     Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade,
  commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
     n.
     (lb en countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     Czech n.
     (l en business)
     Finnish n.
     (alternative spelling of fi bisnes)
     Italian n.
     (l en business) (commercial enterprise)
     Romanian n.
     (l en business)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Business
     German n.
     n business

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     Czech n.
     (l en business)
     Finnish n.
     (alternative spelling of fi bisnes)
     Italian n.
     (l en business) (commercial enterprise)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Business
     German n.
     n business

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     Englanti n.
     1 ala, työ
     2 yritys, yhtiö, firma
     3 (ei-mon) liiketoiminta, kauppa, bisnes
     4 (ei-mon) asia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  business
     Engelska n.
     1 affärsverksamhet, företag
     2 syssla, göromål, arbete
     3 (ekonomisk) uppgörelse, affär, transaktion
     4 handel

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  business'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst business)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  business /bˈɪznəs/
  1. affêre, affêring, ding, saak
  2. handel

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  business /bˈɪznəs/
  affêre, affêring, ding, saak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Business /bˈɪznəs/
  التّجارة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  business //ˈbɪd.nəs// //ˈbɪd.nəz// //ˈbɪz.nəs// //ˈbɪz.nəz// //ˈbɪz.nɪs// //ˈbɪz.nɪz// 
  би́знес, предприя́тие
  commercial enterprise or establishment