BUSINESS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
   Synonym(s)
   • byplay (what does byplay mean?)
   • stage business (what does stage business mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his business with the cane was hilarious
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acting (what does acting mean?)
   • playing (what does playing mean?)
   • playacting (what does playacting mean?)
   • performing (what does performing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shtik (what does shtik mean?)
   • schtik (what does schtik mean?)
   • shtick (what does shtick mean?)
   • schtick (what does schtick mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
   Synonym(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • line of work (what does line of work mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he’’s not in my line of business
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sport (what does sport mean?)
   • farming (what does farming mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • game (what does game mean?)
   • biz (what does biz mean?)
   • career (what does career mean?)
   • calling (what does calling mean?)
   • vocation (what does vocation mean?)
   • employment (what does employment mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • appointment (what does appointment mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • berth (what does berth mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • billet (what does billet mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • situation (what does situation mean?)
   • treadmill (what does treadmill mean?)
   • salt mine (what does salt mine mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • craft (what does craft mean?)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   • metier (what does metier mean?)
   • medium (what does medium mean?)
   • accountancy (what does accountancy mean?)
   • accounting (what does accounting mean?)
   • photography (what does photography mean?)
   • catering (what does catering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
   Synonym(s)
   • business enterprise (what does business enterprise mean?)
   • commercial enterprise (what does commercial enterprise mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • computers are now widely used in business
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • commerce (what does commerce mean?)
   • commercialism (what does commercialism mean?)
   • mercantilism (what does mercantilism mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tourism (what does tourism mean?)
   • touristry (what does touristry mean?)
   • fishing (what does fishing mean?)
   • butchery (what does butchery mean?)
   • butchering (what does butchering mean?)
   • storage (what does storage mean?)
   • industry (what does industry mean?)
   • manufacture (what does manufacture mean?)
   • field (what does field mean?)
   • field of operation (what does field of operation mean?)
   • line of business (what does line of business mean?)
   • employee-owned enterprise (what does employee-owned enterprise mean?)
   • employee-owned business (what does employee-owned business mean?)
   • finance (what does finance mean?)
   • discount business (what does discount business mean?)
   • real-estate business (what does real-estate business mean?)
   • advertising (what does advertising mean?)
   • publicizing (what does publicizing mean?)
   • publication (what does publication mean?)
   • publishing (what does publishing mean?)
   • printing (what does printing mean?)
   • packaging (what does packaging mean?)
   • agribusiness (what does agribusiness mean?)
   • agriculture (what does agriculture mean?)
   • factory farm (what does factory farm mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   • building (what does building mean?)
   • transportation (what does transportation mean?)
   • shipping (what does shipping mean?)
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the volume of business activity
   Usage Example(s)
   • business is good today
   • show me where the business was today
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • business activity (what does business activity mean?)
   • commercial activity (what does commercial activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • patronage (what does patronage mean?)
   • land-office business (what does land-office business mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a rightful concern or responsibility
   Usage Example(s)
   • it’’s none of your business
   • mind your own business
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • worry (what does worry mean?)
   • headache (what does headache mean?)
   • vexation (what does vexation mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an immediate objective
   Usage Example(s)
   • gossip was the main business of the evening
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • aim (what does aim mean?)
   • object (what does object mean?)
   • objective (what does objective mean?)
   • target (what does target mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • occasions (what does occasions mean?)
7. Meaning
   • business concerns collectively
   Synonym(s)
   • business sector (what does business sector mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Government and business could not agree
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sector (what does sector mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • big business (what does big business mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
   Synonym(s)
   • business concern (what does business concern mean?)
   • business organisation (what does business organisation mean?)
   • business organization (what does business organization mean?)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he bought his brother’’s business
   • a small mom-and-pop business
   • a racially integrated business concern
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enterprise (what does enterprise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • agency (what does agency mean?)
   • brokerage (what does brokerage mean?)
   • carrier (what does carrier mean?)
   • common carrier (what does common carrier mean?)
   • chain (what does chain mean?)
   • firm (what does firm mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • business firm (what does business firm mean?)
   • franchise (what does franchise mean?)
   • dealership (what does dealership mean?)
   • manufacturer (what does manufacturer mean?)
   • maker (what does maker mean?)
   • manufacturing business (what does manufacturing business mean?)
   • partnership (what does partnership mean?)
   • processor (what does processor mean?)
   • shipbuilder (what does shipbuilder mean?)
   • underperformer (what does underperformer mean?)
9. Meaning
   • customers collectively
   Synonym(s)
   • clientele (what does clientele mean?)
   • patronage (what does patronage mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they have an upper class clientele
   Hypernyms(s) business is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • people (what does people mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • patronize (what does patronize mean?)
   • patronise (what does patronise mean?)
   • patronage (what does patronage mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • keep going (what does keep going mean?)